The Clue
Writing on the wall (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
Auspice
Foreshadow
Harbinger
Portent
Presage
Sign
Divine sign
Handwriting on the wall
Mysterious sign
Oracle's utterance
Sign for Cassandra
Straw in the wind
Warning sign
Arrival of clouds, for instance
Black cat, maybe
Breaking a mirror, maybe?
Gathering clouds, e.g.
Grist for a soothsayer's mill
Impending clouds, e.g.
Something wordless to read
1976 Gregory Peck film, with "The"
Sign that's fine or malign
Sudden break in the clouds, say
Black cloud or black cat, to some
Shakespeare's "temple-haunting martlet" is a good one
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"