| Took the van | 12 |
| Took command of | 15 |
| Stayed in front | 15 |
| Started the trick | 17 |
| Quarterbacked | 13 |
| Pulled into first | 17 |
| Outpaced | 8 |
| Made the first move | 19 |
| Had the upper hand | 18 |
| Had the advantage | 17 |
| Forewent | 8 |
| Enjoyed front-runner status | 27 |
| Emulated Rudolph | 16 |
| Emulated Mehta | 14 |
| Captained | 9 |
| Brought, as a horse to water | 28 |
| Acted as guide | 14 |
| "You ___ me away from home" Rod Stewart | 49 |
| What a star did for the Magi | 28 |
| Went into first | 15 |
| Went first while playing with Goren | 35 |
| Went before | 11 |
| Wasn't a follower | 21 |
| Was up a few strokes | 20 |
| Was the first batter, with "off" | 42 |
| Was out in front | 16 |
| Was out front | 13 |
| Was in command of | 17 |
| Was ahead of the rest | 21 |
| Was ahead of everyone else | 26 |
| Was ahead in points | 19 |
| Was a trendsetter | 17 |
| Was a guide | 11 |
| Was #1 | 6 |
| Walked first | 12 |
| Type of "Zeppelin" | 28 |
| Took the vanguard | 17 |
| Took command | 12 |
| Took a horse to water? | 22 |
| Threw ahead of, as a receiver | 29 |
| Subbed for Mehta | 16 |
| Started the bridge play | 23 |
| Started the bridge game | 23 |
| Started a trick | 15 |
| Shown the way | 13 |
| Showed (the way) | 16 |
| Set the pace in a race | 22 |
| Set the bar | 11 |
| Served as point man | 19 |
| Served as a sovereign | 21 |
| Served as a chairman, say | 25 |
| Rod Stewart "You __ me away from home" | 48 |
| Rock's _____ Zeppelin | 25 |
| Rock's ___ Zeppelin | 23 |
| Robert Plant band ___ Zeppelin | 30 |
| Ran ahead of | 12 |
| Put the first card down | 23 |
| Put out the first card | 22 |
| Provided guidance | 17 |
| Played maestro | 14 |
| Played a heart, say | 19 |
| Played a club, maybe | 20 |
| Plant band word | 15 |
| Past participle of lead | 23 |
| Part of some watches, for short | 31 |
| Paced | 5 |
| Outranked | 9 |
| Outran | 6 |
| Opened with | 11 |
| Occupied the van | 16 |
| Musical Zeppelin | 16 |
| Made the important decisions | 28 |
| Like many digital clock nos. | 28 |
| Light emitting diode, for short | 31 |
| Laid the first card | 19 |
| Laid out a club, maybe | 22 |
| Held the reins | 14 |
| Held first | 10 |
| Headed the parade, e.g. | 23 |
| Had the lowest score, at Augusta | 32 |
| Had the edge | 12 |
| Had no need to rally | 20 |
| Had a Presidential role | 23 |
| Got the point? | 14 |
| Gary Moore "___ Clones" | 33 |
| Flashlight bulb successor: Abbr. | 32 |
| Energy saving bulb | 18 |
| Emulated Toscanini | 18 |
| Emulated the Pied Piper | 23 |
| Emulated R.W.R. | 15 |
| Electronic display, abbr. | 25 |
| Digital-watch acronym | 21 |
| Digital watch type | 18 |
| Digital watch part: Abbr. | 25 |
| Digital readout part, for short | 31 |
| Did a tour guide's job | 26 |
| Crystal rectifier | 17 |
| Crystal diode | 13 |
| Copied Ozawa | 12 |
| Conducted an orchestra | 22 |