Gets wind of
The crossword clue "Gets wind of" is answered by HEARS, a 5-letter entry. Used 32 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
HEARS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HEARS answer page.
Used 32 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 15 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.
- LEARNS (3 uses in xd)
- SCENTS (3 uses in xd)
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.
- Gets closer to - NEARS, used 79 times
- Got wind of - HEARD, used 74 times
- Scarlett of "Gone With the Wind" - OHARA, used 55 times
- Gets ready - PREPS, used 42 times
- Gets better - HEALS, used 40 times
- "Gone With the Wind" surname - OHARA, used 37 times
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