Pleasant scent Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “Pleasant scent” from the USA Today crossword of February 3, 2026? It has 5 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.

Crossword answer

USA TODAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2026

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Hints

Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.

Hint 1 Meaning

Hint 2 Anagram

Hint 3 Another clue

More clues from the USA Today (February 3, 2026)

Across

1. Small earring
5. Duos
9. "I ___ be dreaming!"
13. "Every single hot ___ is cold as ice"
14. Pleasant scent
15. Prefix for "hero" or "venom"
16. Spanish for "water"
17. "Go right ahead!"
19. "___ cost ya"
20. Sweet and sour, e.g.
21. Physique, for short
22. Once known as
23. Little kid
24. Apt name for a character in a Christmas movie
26. Discount events
28. Tried to "make up time," say
32. One-named soccer legend
33. Arizona city home to Organ Stop Pizza
34. Cropped up
36. Collaborate on a video call, say
40. "All kidding ___ . . ."
41. Scottish gal
43. Sound from a hoof
46. Accumulation that might cause a sneeze
48. Wide necktie
50. Ice skate strings
52. Kept out of sight
54. "Without further ___ . . ."
55. Decide
56. On a train
60. "Sad to say . . ."
61. Red Hot Chili Peppers song about emotional wounds
63. Atlas parts
64. Roof overhang
65. Ecstasy
66. Great Plains tribe
67. Cherry discard
68. Catamaran, e.g.
69. Clock lunge units

Down

1. Wood applications
2. Tackle together
3. Four-string instruments
4. "Okay, so here's the ___ . . ."
5. Alternatives to tricks
6. Troubles
7. Skip over
8. Out of the woods, in a sense
9. PC alternative
10. Lacking the bandwidth
11. It's a walk in the park!
12. T-shirt coloring method
14. Regarding
18. "It's a lot more nuanced than that"
23. Bygone Russian rulers
25. "Arabella" and "Aida"
27. Get away
29. Window sections
30. "The Pitt" and "Grey's Anatomy" settings
31. Verbal facepalm
35. Word after "fruit" or "chopped"
37. "___ Mubarak!"
38. College URL ending
39. Intensify
42. Saja Boys song with the lyric "Every sip makes me want more, yeah"
43. Concludes a Broadway run
44. Feline friend who might sit on you while you play video games
45. Eight-note interval
47. Driving force
49. Gets rid of
51. ACT alternative
53. The ___ of March
57. "The White Lotus" actor Leslie
58. Capital city visited on some fjord cruises
59. Largest continent
60. Mucho ___ (lots of love)
62. Sleep stage letters

Seen before

This clue also appeared in the USA Today on December 29, 2025.

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State with only three counties: Abbr.

Questions

What is the answer to “Pleasant scent”?

AROMA, 5 letters: a pleasant odor.

When was “Pleasant scent” last seen in a crossword?

In the USA Today crossword of February 3, 2026, and 1 more time before that.

How many letters does the answer have?

5 letters, starting with A.