Sign of the future
The crossword clue "Sign of the future" is answered by OMEN, a 4-letter entry. Used 174 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 26 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
OMEN
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OMEN answer page.
Used 174 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 26 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- PORTENT (2 uses in xd)
- PRESAGE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OMEN
Every other clue in this pilot answered by OMEN, most used first.
- Portent - used 344 times, most recently in 2026
- Sign - used 196 times, most recently in 2026
- Sign of things to come - used 164 times, most recently in 2026
- Augury - used 143 times, most recently in 2022
- Foreboding sign - used 119 times, most recently in 2026
- Warning sign - used 109 times, most recently in 2026
- Prophetic sign - used 107 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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