The clue "bleak" last appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 17, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "DIRE", a 4-letter word.
Solution DIRE is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution DIRE is 4 letters long. We have 17 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 178 solutions. The longest is AFFORDING NO HOPE with 15 letters, and the shortest is ADA with 3 letters.
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Solutions are between 3 and 15 letters long.
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| Not at all promising (5) | |
| Not promising (5) | |
| Offering little hope (5) | |
| Exposed to the elements (5) | |