Gets a whiff of
The crossword clue "Gets a whiff of" is answered by SMELLS, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
SMELLS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SMELLS answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 6 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.
- SNIFFS (1 uses in xd)
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