Noted defector of 1961 Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Noted defector of 1961 featured in Wall Street Journal puzzle on October 24, 2026. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NUREYEV.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NUREYEV Noted defector of 1961 (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 24, 2026
8% FAMED Noted (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 7, 2026
8% SELF Note to ___ (4) Universal Oct 3, 2026
8% DULY "__ noted" (4) Commuter Sep 4, 2026
7% IOUS Debt notes (4) Newsday Oct 18, 2026
7% MEMO Exec's note (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 17, 2026
7% POSTIT Sticky note (6) New York Times Mini Oct 16, 2026
7% STICKIES Adhesive notes * (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 11, 2026
7% OBSERVE Take note of (7) Newsday Oct 5, 2026
7% HEED Take note of (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 3, 2026

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