The Clue
Analytical prediction (8 letter answer)
The Answer
FORECAST
Tags
Notes
The answer FORECAST is so rare that it appears less than once every 2900 puzzles.
Related Clues
Prophesy
Rain, e.g.
An angler on the links makes a ___
"Cloudy and warm," e.g.
Definition
FORECAST as a noun:
1. (prognosis, forecast) = a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
FORECAST as a verb:
1. (forecast, calculate) = predict in advance
2. (calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, figure, forecast) = judge to be probable
3. (bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict) = indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"