Take the lead but quietly drop back later Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Take the lead but quietly drop back later . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PRECEDE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PRECEDE Take the lead but quietly drop back later (7)
6% RECANTS Takes back, as testimony (7) New York Times Mini Sep 6, 2025
6% STEP "Take a __ back" (4) LA Times Daily Aug 24, 2025
6% RECLAIM Take back (7) The Times Concise Aug 5, 2025
5% REPOSSESSION Taking back of property by a lender (12) The Times Concise Sep 5, 2025
5% AHEAD Leading (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 5, 2025
5% WOMAN Lass, later (5) Newsday Sep 4, 2025
5% TARA Talk to you later (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 4, 2025
5% SAVE Keep for later (4) Commuter Sep 3, 2025
5% EXAMPLE Lead by __ (7) LA Times Daily Aug 31, 2025
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