Got wind of

The answer to “Got wind of” in the Thomas Joseph crossword is SMELLED — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on September 16, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 17-Across. 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.

“Got wind of” answer

SMELLED (7 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 SMELLED.

What does SMELLED mean?

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

When else has “Got wind of” 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.

September 16, 2026 (most recent) → SMELLED. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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