Telltale sign
The crossword clue "Telltale sign" is answered by ODOR, a 4-letter entry. Used 50 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ODOR
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ODOR answer page.
Used 50 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 5 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.
- SCENT (4 uses in xd)
- CLUE (1 uses in xd)
- EARMARK (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ODOR
Every other clue in this collection answered by ODOR, most used first.
- Smell - used 380 times, most recently in 2026
- Aroma - used 336 times, most recently in 2026
- Scent - used 298 times, most recently in 2026
- Stench - used 203 times, most recently in 2026
- Skunk's defense - used 125 times, most recently in 2026
- Redolence - used 86 times, most recently in 2016
- Air freshener target - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
- Repute - used 75 times, most recently in 2018
- Strong smell - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
- Febreze target - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Sign - OMEN, used 196 times
- Sign of the future - OMEN, used 174 times
- Sign of things to come - OMEN, used 164 times
- Sign of healing - SCAB, used 121 times
- Foreboding sign - OMEN, used 119 times
- Diner sign - EATS, used 114 times
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