Wind direction indicator
The crossword clue "Wind direction indicator" is answered by VANE, a 4-letter entry. Used 34 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
VANE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the VANE answer page.
Used 34 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 12 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.
- SOCK (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for VANE
Every other clue in this collection answered by VANE, most used first.
- Weathercock - used 75 times, most recently in 2023
- Wind indicator - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
- Barn topper - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- Windmill blade - used 36 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
- Sunrise direction - EAST, used 256 times
- Out of the wind - ALEE, used 179 times
- Strong wind - GALE, used 156 times
- Get wind of - HEAR, used 132 times
- Vane direction - EAST, used 79 times
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