Stuck on the Leading position crossword clue from NYT Crossword published on March 4 2023? We’re here to help you solve it.
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The Verified Answer for Leading position is:
- VAN
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Useful hints for “Leading position” Crossword Clue
Hint 1: Clue Explanation
▼“Leading position” solves to VAN in this puzzle, and I couldn’t pull up “vanguard” in my mind for the life of me. I had to look up this definition and, sure enough, it’s perfectly acceptable. The first time VAN appeared in a Times Crossword, in 1943, its clue was “Leading unit in battle” — although clues like “Covered wagon” and “Truck” soon followed. (As clued in this puzzle, VAN as an attenuated “vanguard” is rooted in the French “avant-garde.” When VAN is short for “caravan,” it draws from the Persian “karwan,” a group of travelers, or possibly the Sanskrit word for camel, “karabhah.”)