Head Start is a program that provides educational and social services to children from low-income families. The term 'head start' can be broken down into nine crossword solutions: ADVANTAGE (9 letters), HANDICAP (8 letters), EGG (3 letters), ODDS (4 letters), EDGE (4 letters), JUMP (4 letters), aitch (5 letters), IDEA (4 letters), LEAD (4 letters), legup (5 letters), and some like it hot (13 letters). ADVANTAGE refers to the benefit of having an early start, HANDICAP implies a disadvantage, EGG suggests a beginning, ODDS are the chances of success, EDGE is an ADVANTAGE over others, JUMP is a start ahead of the competition, aitch is a slang term for head, IDEA is a thought or plan, LEAD is to take the initiative, legup is a boost, and some like it hot is a phrase meaning to get an ADVANTAGE. Together, these words describe the concept of Head Start, which is to give children from low-income families an ADVANTAGE in life.