Felt unwell

Latest answer — August 31, 2026

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Clue explained

AILED is the past tense of ail, meaning felt unwell or suffered from an illness. The past-tense clue calls for this inflected form.

Clue type:
Word form
Person resting in bed while feeling unwell

Thomas Joseph Crossword

This clue's Monday, August 31, 2026 appearance

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  3. 10Spring bird
  4. 11In the know
  5. 13Banded quartz
  6. 14Small salamanders
  7. 15Director’s cry
  8. 16Me, to Michel
  9. 18Canine command
  10. 19“Don’t be a stranger!”
  11. 22Early auto
  12. 23Cairo’s river
  13. 24TV’s Philbin
  14. 27Piper of rhyme
  15. 28Molecule part
  16. 29Soccer’s Hamm
  17. 30“Fight fair!”
  18. 35Hosp. sections
  19. 36Genetic stuff
  20. 37Tell whoppers
  21. 38Deeply impressed
  22. 40Deli fixture
  23. 42Scruffs
  24. 43Completely full
  25. 44For fear that
  26. 45Newspaper essays

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  1. 1Liberty Bell feature
  2. 2Scoundrel
  3. 3Ease up
  4. 4Pimple, in slang
  5. 5Foes
  6. 6“Be quiet!”
  7. 7Need to pay
  8. 8Court action
  9. 9Newspaper story
  10. 12Old Testament book
  11. 17Music’s Yoko
  12. 20Monopolize the mirror
  13. 21Basketball’s Shaquille
  14. 24Gather, as wealth
  15. 25Unending
  16. 26Enthuses
  17. 27Painter Pablo
  18. 29High pt.
  19. 31Namely, in Latin
  20. 32Gladden
  21. 33Felt unwell
  22. 34Must have
  23. 39Director Anderson
  24. 41Beanie or beret

The answer to “Felt unwell” in the Thomas Joseph crossword is AILED — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 31, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 33-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Felt unwell” answer

AILED (5 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is AILED.

What does AILED mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of AILED is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(verb)

  • trouble or afflict (someone) in mind or body

When else has “Felt unwell” appeared?

Thomas Joseph reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 31, 2026 (most recent) → AILED. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Felt unwell”?

The answer is AILED, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 31, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Felt unwell”?

5 letters: AILED.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 31, 2026 (a Monday puzzle), at 33-Down.

Can “Felt unwell” have a different answer?

Yes — Thomas Joseph sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Thomas Joseph answers?

The full grid for August 31, 2026 is on the Thomas Joseph answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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