The Clue
Doomsayer's sign (4 letter answer)
The Answer
OMEN
Tags
Notes
The answer OMEN is very common and appears about once every 43 puzzles.
Related Clues
Augur
Augury
Foreboding
Foretoken
Harbinger
Portent
Presage
Prophecy
Sign
Eclipse, maybe
Handwriting on the wall
Mysterious sign
"The ___," Peck vehicle
Sign of the future
Sign for the superstitious
Soothsayer's clue
Soothsayer's subject
Warning sign
Eclipse, maybe, to the ancients
An eclipse, some think
___ faustum (a lucky sign)
Gathering clouds, say
Hooting owl, maybe
Shooting star, maybe
Sign of things to come
Red sky at dawn, for example
Red sky at morning, e.g.
You might see one in an eclipse
Shakespeare's "temple-haunting martlet" is a good one
Sign that may not be benign
Definition
OMEN as a noun:
1. (omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy) = a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle"
OMAN as a noun:
1. (Oman, Sultanate of Oman, Muscat and Oman) = a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil
OMEN as a verb:
1. (bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict) = indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"