The Clue
Gets wind of (5 letter answer)
The Answer
HEARS
Tags
Notes
The answer HEARS is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 850 puzzles.
Related Clues
Attends
Eavesdrops
Heeds
Learns
Learns (of)
Listens
Attends, as a recital
Considers, as testimony
Detects, in a way
Gets news of
Gets the word
Gives an audience to
Picks up
Presides over as a judge
Definition
HEAR as a verb:
1. perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
2. (learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see) = get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
3. (hear, try) = examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California"
4. receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from our son for five years"
5. (listen, hear, take heed) = listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"