hot lead

Strongest matches

• cue
• indication
• inkling
• key
• pointer
• proof
• solution
• suggestion
• tip
• trace

Strong matches

• intimation
• lead
• mark
• notion
• print
• sign
• suspicion
• telltale
• tip-off
• track
• wind

Weak match

• dead giveaway

Strongest matches

• clue
• hint
• suggestion

Strong matches

• catchword
• idea
• indication
• inkling
• innuendo
• intimation
• job
• key
• lead
• mnemonic
• nod
• notion
• prod
• prompt
• prompting
• reminder
• sign
• telltale
• tip-off
• warning

Weak match

• in the wind

Strongest matches

• catalog
• clue
• directory
• guidebook
• handbook
• key
• manual

Strong matches

• ABCs
• Bible
• beacon
• bellwether
• compendium
• enchiridion
• landmark
• lodestar
• mark
• marker
• pointer
• print
• sign
• signal
• signpost
• telltale
• tip-off

Weak matches

• chapter and verse
• guiding light
• no-no's
• the book
• the numbers
• vade mecum

Strongest matches

• hunch
• indication

Strong matches

• conception
• cue
• glimmering
• hint
• impression
• innuendo
• intimation
• lead
• notion
• suggestion
• suspicion
• tip
• whisper

Weak matches

• faintest idea
• foggiest idea
• sneaking suspicion
• tip-off

Strongest matches

• approach
• charge
• idea
• instruction
• invitation
• motion
• opinion
• proposal
• proposition
• recommendation
• resolution
• tip

Strong matches

• advancement
• angle
• bid
• bit
• brainchild
• commendation
• exhortation
• gimmick
• injunction
• lead
• outline
• pitch
• presentation
• proffer
• reminder
• scheme
• setup
• steer
• submission
• telltale
• tender
• testimonial
• thesis
• tip-off

Weak matches

• big idea
• game plan
• sneaking suspicion