Sounded surprised about Australian leading (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sounded surprised about Australian leading (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on October 22, 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is AHEAD.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AHEAD Sounded surprised about Australian leading (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 22, 2026
8% OHO Sound of surprise (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 1, 2026
7% IIMAGINESO "That sounds about right" (10) Universal Oct 4, 2026
6% STARTLING Surprising (9) (9) Mirror Quick Oct 22, 2026
6% OHHI Surprised greeting (4) New York Times Oct 18, 2026
6% IMAWARE "Not a surprise" (7) Newsday Oct 17, 2026
6% OUTFRONT In the lead (8) USA Today Oct 17, 2026
6% ROO Australian hopper, informally (3)
6% GIVETHEGAMEAWAY Spoil a surprise (15) Newsday Oct 14, 2026
6% TELL Spoil a surprise (4) Newsday Oct 14, 2026

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