Unusual occurrence starts funny smell, say (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FREAK Unusual occurrence starts funny smell, say (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic May 31, 2025
6% TUESDAYS Study sea's unusual weekly occurrences (8) The Times Quick Cryptic May 22, 2026
6% EVENT Occurrence (5) Commuter May 7, 2026
5% HAHA "Funny!" (4) Eugene Sheffer Jul 3, 2026
5% AROMA Smell, scent (5) Puzzler Backwords Jul 2, 2026
5% WAG Funny fellow (3) Thomas Joseph Jul 1, 2026
5% WIT Funny fellow (3) Thomas Joseph Jun 30, 2026
5% INDENTING Starting a paragraph, say (9) Thomas Joseph Jun 27, 2026
5% ODOR Smell (4) USA Today Jun 27, 2026
5% SALTS Smelling __ (5) Commuter Jun 26, 2026

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