Strong winds
The crossword clue "Strong winds" is answered by GUSTS, a 5-letter entry. Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
GUSTS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GUSTS answer page.
Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for GUSTS
Every other clue in this collection answered by GUSTS, most used first.
- Blasts of wind - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Sudden winds - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
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.
- Strong suit - FORTE, used 92 times
- Strong string - TWINE, used 79 times
- Strong point - FORTE, used 73 times
- Strong adhesive - EPOXY, used 69 times
- Strong winds - GALES, used 68 times
- Strong point - ASSET, used 61 times
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