Clouds (up)
The crossword clue "Clouds (up)" is answered by FOGS, a 4-letter entry. Used 20 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
FOGS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FOGS answer page.
Used 20 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- BEFOGS (2 uses in xd)
- NEBULAS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for FOGS
Every other clue in this collection answered by FOGS, most used first.
- Obscures - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Heavy mists - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Confused states - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Steams (up) - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Weather phenomena. - used 7 times, most recently in 1968
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Dark clouds, perhaps - OMEN, used 13 times
- Gathering clouds, to some - OMEN, used 12 times
- Dark clouds, to some - OMEN, used 11 times
- Gathering clouds, say - OMEN, used 10 times
- Move quickly, as clouds - SCUD, used 10 times
- Touch the clouds - SOAR, used 6 times
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