Like a commanding lead?

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  1. 1Retro kind of hairstyle
  2. 6Pinkglow pineapples and GloFish, for short
  3. 10Article of apparel often worn with sandals
  4. 14Ancient Greek marketplace
  5. 15Symphony site
  6. 16Singer Tori
  7. 17"Sleigh's loaded and ready! How are you feeling, Santa?"
  8. 19Son of Seth
  9. 20Ingested
  10. 21Like cotton candy
  11. 22Tolerate
  12. 23Not notice
  13. 25"I'm at the bakery - what kind of doughnut do you want?"
  14. 28Confused
  15. 30Fire ... or a firefighter's tool
  16. 31Kind of dairy-free milk developed in the 1990s
  17. 32Stubborn beast
  18. 34Uplifting coverage?
  19. 35Liberal ___
  20. 36Hand-held radios used by the speakers of the italicized clues and their answers?
  21. 40Amps (up)
  22. 41"___ Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter" (1965 #1 hit)
  23. 42Governor Walz, who ran with Kamala Harris
  24. 43Teacher's pest
  25. 44Fish with a Kohaku variety
  26. 45They're cover-ups!
  27. 49"What's tomorrow's chemistry exam about again?"
  28. 54Pastry that often has a fluted edge
  29. 55"See ya!"
  30. 56Look before you do this
  31. 58Deg. for an entrepreneur
  32. 59Jonathan Van ___ ("Queer Eye" co-star)
  33. 60"Before you go, what animal crosses the road in that old joke?"
  34. 63What postseason games can't end in
  35. 64___ bean
  36. 65Citrus-based sauce in Japanese cuisine
  37. 66Big name in e-commerce
  38. 67Sign of things to come
  39. 68Wow

Down

  1. 1Kind of pants worn on a rainy day, perhaps
  2. 2"Aha!"
  3. 3Equally
  4. 4Link letters
  5. 5Approves a Venmo request, perhaps
  6. 6Storied graverobber
  7. 7___ cum laude
  8. 8World Cup cheer
  9. 9Camera type, for short
  10. 10Workout program that's a portmanteau of two different sports
  11. 11Grizzly or black bear (but typically not a panda)
  12. 12A satisfying meal, informally
  13. 13Claims
  14. 18D&D; or WoW
  15. 22Lemon add-on
  16. 24Important creatures in Inuit culture
  17. 26Popular fast-fashion brand
  18. 27Glorify
  19. 29Hit up
  20. 33Paul who's been inducted twice into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
  21. 34Band whose spelled-out name translates to "Bulletproof Boy Scouts"
  22. 35Put in the cross hairs
  23. 36"Whew! Our journey is over!"
  24. 37Makes aware (of)
  25. 38Children's author Carle
  26. 39A little foxy?
  27. 40Very spicy
  28. 44Goals for boxers, in brief
  29. 46Sportswriter Shelburne
  30. 47Marketing team's goal with a new product launch, informally
  31. 48Pygmalion's Galatea, for one
  32. 50Like a commanding lead?
  33. 51Dark yellowish-green
  34. 52Thanksgiving pie nut
  35. 53One in a Himalayan herd
  36. 57Salt-N-___, "Shoop" group
  37. 60One who holds a company's purse strings, in brief
  38. 61One who's yukking it up
  39. 62French identification

The answer to “Like a commanding lead?” in the New York Times crossword is BOSSY — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 24, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 50-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Like a commanding lead?” answer

BOSSY (5 letters)

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Why the answer is BOSSY

BOSSY is the 5-letter solution that fits "Like a commanding lead?" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 24, 2026 (50-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does BOSSY mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of BOSSY is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(adjective)

  • fond of giving people orders; domineering

When else has “Like a commanding lead?” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

June 24, 2026 (most recent) → BOSSY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Like a commanding lead?”?

The answer is BOSSY, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 24, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Like a commanding lead?”?

5 letters: BOSSY.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on June 24, 2026 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 50-Down.

Can “Like a commanding lead?” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for June 24, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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