- AHEAD
- Be in the lead
- Leading
- At the front
- In the lead
- On top
- Road-sign word
- In the future
- *Road-enclosure warning
- Coming up
- In store
- Up one
- Up one, say
- Forward
- Directly in front (of)
- Out in front
- In the van
- Down the road
- Out front
- Setting the pace
- Winning
- On deck
- For the future
- In front
- To come
- Like the leader of the pack
- Plan _____
- Looking back at everyone
- Towards the future
- In the first place?
- In the offing
- Winning, for the moment
- Yet to come
- Leading the pack
- Yet to occur
- In first place
- Currently first
- Full steam ___!
- At the top of the leaderboard
- Up, in a way
- Oncoming
- Miles ___ (2015 biopic)
- Leading in the game
- It's good to get there
- Good place to get?
- Per person
- In first
- Up front
- In the future, or, when spoken with a long starting vowel, what the last word of the answers to starred clues can have
- Not eating anyone's dust
- Not trying to catch anyone
- First, for now
- Best way to leave Vegas
- On the horizon
- Trailing no one
- Best way to leave the casino
- Leading in the race
- Good way to plan
- On track to win
- Still to come
- Up
- Front-running
- Each
- Winning the race
- Up there
- Full steam __!
- Coming soon
- Currently in the lead
- Better than up-to-date
- Coming
- To be encountered
- Off in the distance
- Onward
- Further down the road
- Winning a race
- Upcoming
- Leading in a race
- In the lead in a race
- Like the hare, for most of the race
- Closer to the finish line
- Like the frontrunner
- See 18-Across
- To the fore.
- At an earlier time.
- In advance.
- Winning in the game.
- Get ___ (succeed).
- Winner's place.
- Running first.
- In the black.
- To the good
- ___ of steam.
- Full speed ___!
- Getting the jump
- Showing the way
- Get ___ in the world
- In the foreground
- Forward or onward
- Farther along
- Before
- First
- In front (of)
- Having more gains than losses
- You go ___
- See 106-Down
- Good place to be in a race
- Positioned to win
- Road Work ___ (highway sign)
- Stop ___ (sign)
- Having the most points
- Closer to the finish line, say
- ___ of the game
- One way to come out
- In front of or leader?
- Favored by pollsters
- A good way to leave Vegas
- Tough way to leave Vegas
- Winning, for now
- Directly in front
- Like the guy in front
- Great way to leave Vegas
- What most try to get
- One way to set a clock
- One way to plan
- Far from trailing
- How to leave Vegas
- Not trailing
- ___ of the curve
- How a candidate may look after a debate?
- On pace to win
- Up, score-wise
- Leading in a poll
- Leading the polls
- ROAD WORK ___
- Opposite of behind
- Further along
- Not behind
- Where a winner comes out
- Good way to leave Vegas
- Up, in the standings
- Good way to think
- Up by a run, say
- Leading the other racers
- Yet to happen
- Go right ___
- Currently winning
- Up 40-love, for example
- Road work ___? Uh, yeah, I sure hope it does!
- Road work ___? Uh, yeah, I sure hope it does! (viral Vine)
- Currently in first place
- Spring __, ...
- Up by a point, say
- Prudent way to plan
- Further forward
- Defending a lead
- Leading in the polls
- In the coming days
