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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bleak featured in New York Times puzzle on October 17, 2025. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DIRE.
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12 Potential Answers:
| Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIRE Bleak | (4) | New York Times | Oct 17, 2025 |
| JOYLESS Bleak (7) | (7) | The Guardian Quick | Aug 11, 2025 |
| GRIM Bleak | (4) | Universal | Jun 18, 2025 |
| WINTRY Bleak | (6) | The Telegraph Quick | Feb 19, 2024 |
| DISMAL Bleak | (6) | New York Times | Dec 16, 2023 |
| DESOLATE Bleak | (8) | ||
| DREARY Bleak | (6) | Eugene Sheffer | Sep 9, 2019 |
| RAW Bleak | (3) | ||
| DREAR Bleak | (5) | The Telegraph Quick | Mar 20, 2017 |
| STARK Bleak | (5) |
28 Similar Clues:
| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32% | ITSBAD Bleak assessment | (6) | LA Times Daily | Oct 22, 2025 |
| 30% | BLEAKEN To make bleak | (7) | ||
| 30% | GLOOM Bleak feeling | (5) | ||
| 30% | GRUEL Bleak breakfast | (5) | LA Times Daily | Sep 21, 2024 |
| 30% | NOIR Bleak genre | (4) | LA Times Daily | May 16, 2021 |
| 30% | DARK Depressingly bleak | (4) | Wall Street Journal | Oct 17, 2020 |
| 30% | DARKDAYS Bleak times | (8) | Universal | Aug 27, 2020 |
| 30% | MOORS Bleak landscapes | (5) | Wall Street Journal | Apr 29, 2020 |
| 30% | DREARIEST Most bleak | (9) | Premier Sunday | Apr 12, 2020 |
| 30% | WINDSWEPT Bleak and exposed | (9) | The Sun Two Speed | Jul 5, 2019 |
Clues for The New York Times Puzzle on October 17, 2025
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