BADDEALOnrecordSet once, to “LEAD” — The New York Times, Thursday, 21 June 2007.7 lettersOther answers to these cluesASTRAY6 lettersBEFIRST7 lettersCLUE4 lettersHERO4 lettersMAIN4 lettersORE3 lettersPRECEDE7 lettersSPEARHEAD9 lettersSTAR4 lettersSTEER5 lettersVAN3 letters