The Clue
Portents (5 letter answer)
The Answer
OMENS
Tags
Notes
The answer OMENS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 150 puzzles.
Related Clues
Auguries
Forebodings
Harbingers
Hints
Prognostics
Signs
Eclipses and the like?
Eclipses, to some
Forecaster's concerns
Future indicators
Future signs
Prophetic signs
Signs to beware of
Signs to heed
Some dreams
Straws in the wind
Warning signals
Warning signs
Black cats and others
Broken mirrors and others
Indications needing interpretation
A shaman uses them
Signs for good or ill
Things to be read
Things seers see
What soothsayers see
Black cats and dark clouds, e.g.
Black cats and comets
They can be read by the illiterate
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"
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"