Kill time to preserve a lead Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Kill time to preserve a lead featured in USA Today puzzle on March 30, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 14 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RUNOUTTHECLOCK.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RUNOUTTHECLOCK Kill time to preserve a lead (14) USA Today Mar 30, 2026
3% ICEAGE Animated films in franchise kill time (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Mar 19, 2026
3% NITRATE Sausage preservative (7) Commuter Mar 16, 2026
3% ENSHRINE Preserve as sacred (8) (8) The Guardian Quick Mar 4, 2026
3% CORNS Preserves in brine (5) Universal Mar 1, 2026
3% CURES Preserves in salt (5) LA Times Daily Feb 22, 2026
3% JAMS Preserves, in a way (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 20, 2026
3% AHEAD In the lead (5) The Telegraph Quick Feb 13, 2026
3% PICKLED Preserved (7) Puzzler Backwords Feb 12, 2026
3% STALL Kill time (5) USA Today Feb 8, 2026

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