| Spy-fi side |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jan 2026 |
| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Jan 2026 |
| "For All Mankind" side: Abbr. |
LA Times Daily |
04 Jan 2026 |
| Pre-'91 superpower |
Premier Sunday |
04 Jan 2026 |
| 1960 UEFA European Nations' Cup winners (inits) (4) |
Mirror Quiz |
30 Dec 2025 |
| "Back in the ___" |
USA Today |
29 Dec 2025 |
| Space race initials |
LA Times Daily |
21 Dec 2025 |
| Country Garry Kasparov represented |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
20 Dec 2025 |
| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Dec 2025 |
| Cold War foe: Abbr. |
Commuter |
10 Dec 2025 |
| Cold War adversary: Abbr. |
Newsday |
01 Dec 2025 |
| Cold War rival, initially |
LA Times Daily |
23 Nov 2025 |
| Cold War power, for short |
Universal |
19 Nov 2025 |
| Original U.N. Security Council nation |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Nov 2025 |
| Old map inits. |
New York Times |
29 Oct 2025 |
| CCCP, to the West |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
16 Oct 2025 |
| Cold War initials |
LA Times Daily |
13 Oct 2025 |
| Cold War country |
USA Today |
11 Oct 2025 |
| Cold war foe: Abbr. |
Commuter |
09 Oct 2025 |
| Gorbachev's country: Abbr. |
Commuter |
01 Oct 2025 |
| Space Race participant: abbr. |
|
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| Sputnik power, briefly |
LA Times Daily |
15 Sep 2025 |
| KGB country |
LA Times Daily |
10 Sep 2025 |
| UN member until '91 |
Newsday |
03 Sep 2025 |
| Country that existed from 1922-1991 |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
02 Sep 2025 |
| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Aug 2025 |
| Cold War nation: Abbr. |
Commuter |
25 Aug 2025 |
| WWII ally |
Newsday |
17 Aug 2025 |
| Former country that included five -stan countries, for short |
LA Times Daily |
06 Aug 2025 |
| Bygone world power, for short |
New York Times |
29 Jul 2025 |
| Guests are regularly leaving this historic country (4) |
|
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| Cold War foe: Abbr. |
Commuter |
17 Jul 2025 |
| World power until 1991 |
USA Today |
15 Jul 2025 |
| Power dissolved in 1991: Abbr. |
|
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| See 36-Across |
New York Times |
10 Jul 2025 |
| Losing team in the "Miracle on Ice" |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Jun 2025 |
| Where The Beatles were "back" |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
26 Jun 2025 |
| What song (Back in the ___) did Paul McCartney perform in Moscow in 2003? (1,1,1,1) |
|
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| Country in a Beatles title |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Jun 2025 |
| Red letters |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Jun 2025 |
| Cold War power, briefly |
LA Times Mini |
05 Jun 2025 |
| 1960 European Nations' Cup final winners against Yugoslavia (init.) (1,1,1,1) |
|
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| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 May 2025 |
| U.N. member until 1991 |
LA Times Daily |
25 May 2025 |
| Country's fmr. name |
|
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| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 May 2025 |
| Zangief's country of origin in the 1991 video game "Street Fighter II" |
|
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| Cold War power, initially |
Wall Street Journal |
07 May 2025 |
| Letters in a Beatles classic |
LA Times Daily |
07 May 2025 |
| Lenin's nation (1,1,1,1) |
|
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| Soviet Union initials (4) |
|
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| Defunct political acronym |
|
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| Country that rhymes with "you don't know how lucky you are" in a Beatles song |
|
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| Space race initials |
LA Times Daily |
13 Apr 2025 |
| Former 15-state bloc |
|
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| Old NATO worry |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Apr 2025 |
| Cold War inits. |
Universal |
31 Mar 2025 |
| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Mar 2025 |
| Letters on a Cold War era map |
|
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| Former Soviet Union (1,1,1,1) |
Mirror Tea Time |
18 Mar 2025 |
| KGB organizer |
Newsday |
16 Mar 2025 |
| Georgia used to be part of it, for short |
|
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| Beatles song, Back In The ... (1,1,1,1) |
|
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| It once shared a land border with 16 countries |
New York Times |
09 Mar 2025 |
| Land-of-letters in a Beatles hit |
|
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| Red state, before 1991 |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Mar 2025 |
| In America, the heartless teacher used to be behind the iron curtain (4) |
|
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| Onetime country in a Beatles hit |
|
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| Country Olga Korbut represented at the Olympics |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
19 Feb 2025 |
| Back In The _ _ _ _, 1976 hit for The Beatles (1,1,1,1) |
|
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| Cold War initials |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Feb 2025 |
| Cold War country: Abbr. |
Commuter |
13 Feb 2025 |
| The Beatles' "Back in the __" |
LA Times Daily |
09 Feb 2025 |
| Former transcontinental country also known as the Soviet Union (1,1,1,1) |
|
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| Russia lost IA and reorganised in former alliance (4) |
|
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| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Jan 2025 |
| Signer of the START I treaty |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Jan 2025 |
| Former communist state (inits) (1,1,1,1) |
|
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| Letters on outdated maps |
LA Times Daily |
17 Dec 2024 |
| American nun addressed letters from old country |
|
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| Notable breakup of 1991 (abbr.) |
|
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| USA rival in the space drama "For All Mankind" |
LA Times Daily |
05 Dec 2024 |
| The Soviet Union (1,1,1,1) |
|
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| Country that Olga Korbut represented in the Olympics |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
01 Dec 2024 |
| Home to Leningrad, for short |
New York Times |
27 Nov 2024 |
| Superpower until 1991 (abbr) (4) |
|
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| Stalin's state |
|
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| USA's "Miracle on Ice" adversary |
|
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| Pre-'91 empire |
Premier Sunday |
17 Nov 2024 |
| Defunct empire, for short |
|
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| USA's Cold War rival (abbr.) |
|
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| Formerly, the world's largest country |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
11 Nov 2024 |
| KGB base |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Nov 2024 |
| Locale of a 1991 coup attempt by the Gang of Eight, in brief |
New York Times |
01 Nov 2024 |
| One-time world power |
|
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| Cold War rival of the USA (abbr.) |
|
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| 1960 European Nations' Cup Final winners against Yugoslavia (1,1,1,1) |
|
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| 20th-century country |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
21 Oct 2024 |
| Spy-fi side |
LA Times Daily |
18 Oct 2024 |
| KGB's land |
Premier Sunday |
13 Oct 2024 |
| Acronym that looks like CCCP in Cyrillic |
|
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| Warsaw Pact nat. |
|
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| Brezhnev's country |
|
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| Was also known as the Soviet Union (1,1,1,1) |
|
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| Former empire ship found in ancient city |
|
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| USA's opponent in the Cold War |
|
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| Letters on an outdated globe |
LA Times Daily |
21 Sep 2024 |
| Old country, to which the Beatles would go back? |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
18 Sep 2024 |
| Cold War inits. |
Universal |
15 Sep 2024 |
| State that took on two new characters and reformed to become Russia (4) |
|
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| Gorbachev's fed. |
Premier Sunday |
15 Sep 2024 |
| Country that put the first man into space (inits) (4) |
|
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| CCCP, to the U.S. |
USA Today Quick |
08 Sep 2024 |
| Beatles' "Back in the -" |
|
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| KGB's country |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Sep 2024 |
| The Beatles' "Back in the ___" |
Universal |
31 Aug 2024 |
| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Aug 2024 |
| Country in the Cold War, for short |
|
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| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Aug 2024 |
| Old map letters |
New York Times |
03 Aug 2024 |
| Cold War power |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Jul 2024 |
| Back In The _, 1968 song by The Beatles (4) |
|
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| Nat. dissolved in 1991 |
LA Times Daily |
21 Jul 2024 |
| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Jul 2024 |
| Russ moved around Russia in the eighties (1,1,1,1) |
|
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| Former Soviet Union, abbr. |
|
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| "Back in the_" (Beatles song) |
Universal |
05 Jul 2024 |
| Stalin's soviet empire (4) |
|
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| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Jun 2024 |
| Soviet Russia (abbr) (4) |
|
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| Bear country, once: abbr. |
|
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| State dissolved in 1991 |
|
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| Country whose Cyrillic name was CCCP |
Universal |
11 Jun 2024 |
| Olympics boycotter of 1984 (abbr.) |
|
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| Nat. that launched 52-Across |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Jun 2024 |
| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 May 2024 |
| Communist state to 1991 |
|
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| Soviet states (1,1,1,1) |
|
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| Abbreviation for the Soviet Union |
|
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| Top 20 1968 hit for the Beatles, Back In The _ (1,1,1,1) |
|
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| Defunct acronym |
|
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| Cold War inits. |
Universal |
01 May 2024 |
| Cold War adversary: Abbr. |
Newsday |
30 Apr 2024 |
| Cold War foe: Abbr. |
Commuter |
29 Apr 2024 |
| Cold War opponent: Abbr. |
Newsday |
23 Apr 2024 |
| "Back in the _" (Beatles song) |
|
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| Locale in a Beatles song |
New York Times |
19 Apr 2024 |
| What country was a world superpower until it split in 1991? (inits)(4) |
|
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| Former communist country holds ship inside ancient city |
Irish Times Crosaire |
15 Apr 2024 |
| Russia before it was Russia |
Family Time |
15 Apr 2024 |
| Soviet Union (inits) |
|
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| Defunct empire |
|
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| Russia's Cold War initials |
|
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| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Apr 2024 |
| Old Russia |
Family Time |
31 Mar 2024 |
| Large part of the world for a time |
|
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| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Mar 2024 |
| Letters from the Cold War |
Universal |
21 Mar 2024 |
| The United States' Cold War foe (1,1,1,1) |
|
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| Cold War power, for short |
New York Times |
19 Mar 2024 |
| Cold War country |
USA Today |
19 Mar 2024 |
| Over which Khrushchev ruled (4) |
|
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| Former Russia (1,1,1,1) |
|
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| Mikhail Gorbachev was its last leader: Abbr. |
Universal |
14 Mar 2024 |
| America's Cold War foe (1,1,1,1) |
|
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| World power until 1991 |
USA Today |
11 Mar 2024 |
| Absurd ruses lacked energy behind the iron curtain (4) |
|
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| Socialist state that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 (1,1,1,1) |
|
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| State dissolved 31 December 1991 |
|
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| KGB's place |
Universal |
28 Feb 2024 |
| Cold War side (abbr) (4) |
|
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| Russia between 1917 and 1991 (abbr.) |
|
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| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
|
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| Space race initials |
LA Times Daily |
19 Feb 2024 |
| The Soviet Union (inits) (4) |
|
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| Cold War adversary |
Newsday |
11 Feb 2024 |
| "Back in the ___" (Beatles song) |
Universal |
04 Feb 2024 |
| Back in the _, Beatles song (4) |
|
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| It's written as "C.C.C.P." in Cyrillic |
New York Times |
31 Jan 2024 |
| Red letters |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Jan 2024 |
| Back in the ___, Beatles song (4) |
|
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| Setting of the finale of "The Queen's Gambit" |
TV |
21 Jan 2024 |
| Bygone world superpower (inits) |
|
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| Federation of 15 republics which was dissolved in 1991 (4) |
|
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| Russia from 1922-1991 |
Family Time |
14 Jan 2024 |
| Back in the ___, Beatles hit (inits)(4) |
|
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| Russia, on older maps |
Newsday |
08 Jan 2024 |
| “Miracle on Ice” loser |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Jan 2024 |
| Ivan Drago's country |
|
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| Russia's former initials |
|
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| The former Soviet Union (4) |
|
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| Former geopolitical letters |
Newsday |
08 Dec 2023 |
| Space Race competitor, for short |
Universal |
06 Dec 2023 |
| Cold War adversary: Abbr. |
Newsday |
04 Dec 2023 |
| Spy-fi side, often |
LA Times Daily |
04 Nov 2023 |
| Grp. that launched 41-Across |
New York Times |
02 Nov 2023 |
| Former governor of Georgia? |
New York Times |
15 Oct 2023 |
| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Sep 2023 |
| "Miracle on Ice" losing team: Abbr |
LA Times Daily |
17 Sep 2023 |
| Former Security Council member |
Newsday |
07 Sep 2023 |
| Cold War initials |
LA Times Daily |
07 Sep 2023 |
| Cold War nat. |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Sep 2023 |
| Russia, on older globes |
Newsday |
23 Aug 2023 |
| It broke up on Dec. 26, 1991 |
New York Times |
21 Aug 2023 |
| Cold War country |
USA Today |
11 Aug 2023 |
| Former UN member |
Newsday |
06 Aug 2023 |
| Space Race rival for the U.S |
USA Today |
05 Aug 2023 |
| Destination of a flight in a Beatles song |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Jul 2023 |
| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
08 Jul 2023 |
| One-sixth of the world's ground surface until 1991, in brief |
New York Times |
29 Jun 2023 |
| Space Race country |
USA Today |
23 Jun 2023 |
| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Jun 2023 |
| World power until '91 |
Premier Sunday |
18 Jun 2023 |
| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Jun 2023 |
| Cold War country |
USA Today |
11 Jun 2023 |
| Cold War country |
USA Today |
07 Jun 2023 |
| The Beatles' "Back in the ___" |
Universal |
06 Jun 2023 |
| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 May 2023 |
| WWII ally |
Newsday |
18 May 2023 |
| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 May 2023 |
| Former nation, consisting of 15 republics for its last 35 years |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
07 May 2023 |
| Space race initials |
LA Times Daily |
05 May 2023 |
| Where Rocky fought Ivan Drago |
Newsday |
05 May 2023 |
| Space Race country |
USA Today |
02 May 2023 |
| Cold War inits |
Universal |
24 Apr 2023 |
| KGB's land |
Premier Sunday |
23 Apr 2023 |
| One side on "The Americans," initially |
LA Times Daily |
21 Apr 2023 |
| Khrushchev's fed |
Premier Sunday |
09 Apr 2023 |
| Old org. for Armenia |
New York Times |
06 Apr 2023 |
| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Apr 2023 |
| Cold War initials |
LA Times Daily |
02 Apr 2023 |
| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
31 Mar 2023 |
| Evil Empire acronym |
Canadiana |
13 Mar 2023 |
| Space Race country, briefly |
Universal |
09 Mar 2023 |
| Cold War side |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Feb 2023 |
| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Feb 2023 |
| U.N. member until 1991 |
New York Times |
09 Feb 2023 |
| World power in many spy-fi novels |
LA Times Daily |
06 Feb 2023 |
| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Jan 2023 |
| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Jan 2023 |
| Cold War power, in brief |
New York Times |
20 Dec 2022 |
| Sputnik launcher: Abbr |
Universal |
28 Nov 2022 |
| The Beatles’ “Back in the ___” |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Nov 2022 |
| Cold War initials |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Nov 2022 |
| See 12 Across |
The Telegraph Toughie |
04 Nov 2022 |
| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Oct 2022 |
| Pre-1991 world power |
Premier Sunday |
23 Oct 2022 |
| Abbr. in a Beatles title |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Oct 2022 |
| Map inits. until 1991 |
New York Times |
09 Oct 2022 |
| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Oct 2022 |
| Former abbr. for Russia |
Newsday |
04 Oct 2022 |
| KGB country |
LA Times Daily |
15 Sep 2022 |
| Cold War initials |
LA Times Daily |
22 Aug 2022 |
| Old map inits |
New York Times |
14 Aug 2022 |
| Cold War letters |
LA Times Daily |
31 Jul 2022 |
| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Jul 2022 |
| Former Eurasian superpower |
USA Today |
01 Jul 2022 |
| World's largest country from 1922 to 1991 |
USA Today |
30 Jun 2022 |
| Geographical inits. until 1991 |
New York Times |
29 Jun 2022 |
| Spy-fi country |
LA Times Daily |
23 Jun 2022 |
| U.S.'s Space Race competitor |
USA Today |
02 Jun 2022 |
| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Jun 2022 |
| 'Back in the --', Beatles track on the 'White Album' |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
09 May 2022 |
| Federation that dissolved in 1991 |
The Washington Post Sunday |
17 Apr 2022 |
| Space Race country |
USA Today |
12 Apr 2022 |
| Fallen Russian govt |
Canadiana |
21 Mar 2022 |
| Cold War participant: Abbr. |
|
|
| Losing team in the "Miracle on Ice" hockey game |
New York Times |
09 Mar 2022 |
| Bolsheviks' nation |
The Washington Post Sunday |
13 Feb 2022 |
| KGB's country, once |
Family Time |
07 Feb 2022 |
| Where Rocky won in '85 |
Newsday |
29 Jan 2022 |
| Country assigned the .su domain in 1990: Abbr |
Universal |
13 Jan 2022 |
| Khrushchev's nation |
The Washington Post Sunday |
09 Jan 2022 |
| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
31 Dec 2021 |
| Where “Moscow girls make me sing and shout,” in a Beatles song |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Dec 2021 |
| Kitchen Debate state, briefly |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Nov 2021 |
| Leningrad’s land, for short |
New York Times |
16 Nov 2021 |
| Cold War side |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Nov 2021 |
| Country that ceased to be in December 1991 |
The Guardian Weekend |
23 Oct 2021 |
| Cold War initials |
LA Times Daily |
22 Oct 2021 |
| Former association of communist republics |
Irish Times Simplex |
22 Oct 2021 |
| Moscow's country, once: Abbr |
Universal |
22 Oct 2021 |
| Cold War initials |
The Washington Post |
22 Oct 2021 |
| USA's rival in the "Miracle on Ice" |
Universal |
21 Oct 2021 |
| Kazakhstan's former country: Abbr |
Universal |
27 Sep 2021 |
| Cold War group's letters |
Family Time |
27 Sep 2021 |
| Space Race country |
USA Today |
24 Sep 2021 |
| Red state, once |
Newsday |
23 Sep 2021 |
| Cold War initials |
Universal |
17 Sep 2021 |
| 37 Down, another way |
Newsday |
12 Sep 2021 |
| Cold War country |
USA Today |
11 Sep 2021 |
| Russia, once: Abbr |
Universal |
07 Sep 2021 |
| KGB country |
The Washington Post |
24 Aug 2021 |
| KGB country |
LA Times Daily |
24 Aug 2021 |
| "Back in the ___" (Beatles title) |
Universal |
17 Aug 2021 |
| "Back in the ___," Beatles song |
|
|
| It raised a major red flag |
New York Times |
07 Aug 2021 |
| Russia, once: Abbr |
Universal |
04 Aug 2021 |
| Founding member of the U.N. Security Council |
New York Times |
29 Jul 2021 |
| Cold War side, briefly |
Universal |
19 Jul 2021 |
| Name in a noted '90s breakup |
New York Times |
17 Jul 2021 |
| Country that dissolved in '91 |
Universal |
16 Jul 2021 |
| One of the WWII Allies |
Newsday |
11 Jul 2021 |
| Former abbr. for Russia |
Newsday |
07 Jul 2021 |
| Space race initials |
LA Times Daily |
04 Jul 2021 |
| Space race initials |
The Washington Post |
04 Jul 2021 |
| Beatles title locale |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Jul 2021 |
| Cold War initials |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Jun 2021 |
| Former abbr. for Russia |
Newsday |
25 May 2021 |
| "Back in the ___," Beatles song |
|
|
| The Beatles' "Back in the ___" |
Universal |
22 May 2021 |
| Old atlas abbr |
Wall Street Journal |
22 May 2021 |
| World power from 1922 to 1991 (Abbr.) |
USA Today |
17 Apr 2021 |
| Cold War letters |
Universal |
20 Mar 2021 |
| Cold War initials |
LA Times Daily |
15 Mar 2021 |
| Cold War initials |
The Washington Post |
15 Mar 2021 |
| Dissolution of Dec. 1991 |
Newsday |
12 Feb 2021 |
| Sov. Union |
Canadiana |
08 Feb 2021 |
| Focus of a 1991 breakup |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Jan 2021 |
| Pre-'91 empire |
Premier Sunday |
10 Jan 2021 |
| "Back in the ___," song by the Beatles |
|
|
| Red letters |
Newsday |
01 Jan 2021 |
| Cold War enemy |
LA Times Daily |
27 Dec 2020 |
| Cold War enemy |
The Washington Post |
27 Dec 2020 |
| "Back in the ___," song The Beatles: Abbr. |
|
|
| Global power that broke up in '91 |
Universal |
01 Dec 2020 |
| Home of the KGB |
Universal |
30 Nov 2020 |
| Cold War country |
USA Today |
21 Nov 2020 |
| "A Gentleman in Moscow" setting, briefly |
Universal |
30 Oct 2020 |
| Cold War letters |
LA Times Daily |
21 Oct 2020 |
| Cold War letters |
The Washington Post |
21 Oct 2020 |
| World power from 1922-1991 |
USA Today |
20 Oct 2020 |
| "Back in the ___," Beatles song |
|
|
| KGB state, once |
Universal |
06 Oct 2020 |
| Khrushchev's fed |
Premier Sunday |
04 Oct 2020 |
| "Back in the ___," Beatles' song: Abbr. |
|
|
| Pre-'91 superpower |
Premier Sunday |
20 Sep 2020 |
| Red letters? |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Sep 2020 |
| Country in a Beatles song |
LA Times Daily |
10 Aug 2020 |
| Country in a Beatles song |
The Washington Post |
10 Aug 2020 |
| Cold War-era letters |
Newsday |
02 Aug 2020 |
| "Back in the ___," Beatles song |
|
|
| KGB organizer |
Newsday |
24 Jul 2020 |
| "Back in the ___" (Beatles' song): Abbr. |
|
|
| Confederation that included Latvia, for short |
Universal |
11 Jul 2020 |
| Cold War side |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Jul 2020 |
| Red state, once, for short |
New York Times |
07 Jul 2020 |
| Geographical inits. until 1991 |
New York Times |
30 Jun 2020 |
| World power initials until 1991 |
The Washington Post |
28 Jun 2020 |
| World power initials until 1991 |
LA Times Daily |
28 Jun 2020 |
| Curses are oddly dropped where 22 across was once opposed |
|
|
| Mir launcher: Abbr |
LA Times Daily |
04 Jun 2020 |
| Mir launcher: Abbr |
The Washington Post |
04 Jun 2020 |
| Cold War initials |
Universal |
31 May 2020 |
| Red states, once |
Wall Street Journal |
26 May 2020 |
| Red states, once |
New York Times |
23 May 2020 |
| Former UN member |
Newsday |
22 May 2020 |
| KGB’s base |
Wall Street Journal |
12 May 2020 |
| Founding member of the U.N. Security Council, for short |
New York Times |
26 Apr 2020 |
| Cold War initials |
Family Time |
23 Mar 2020 |
| What Russia used to be |
Family Time |
02 Mar 2020 |
| '84 Olympics no-show |
Family Time |
24 Feb 2020 |
| Georgia was once a part of it |
New York Times |
14 Feb 2020 |
| Khrushchev’s country: Abbr |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Feb 2020 |
| 44-Across' land: Abbr |
The Washington Post |
04 Feb 2020 |
| 44-Across' land: Abbr |
LA Times Daily |
04 Feb 2020 |
| "Back in the ___" (Beatles song) |
|
|
| Khrushchev's country |
USA Today |
30 Dec 2019 |
| KGB country |
LA Times Daily |
19 Dec 2019 |
| KGB country |
The Washington Post |
19 Dec 2019 |
| Bloc letters until 1991 |
The Washington Post Sunday |
01 Dec 2019 |
| Cold War nation: Abbr |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Nov 2019 |
| Setting of HBO's 'Chernobyl' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
03 Nov 2019 |
| The Beatles' "Back in the ___" |
|
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| The Beatles' 'Back in the ___' |
New York Times |
30 Oct 2019 |
| Defunct Asian country, briefly |
Universal |
22 Oct 2019 |
| CCCP, to the West |
USA Today |
15 Oct 2019 |
| World power until 1991, briefly |
USA Today |
20 Sep 2019 |
| MiG developer |
The Washington Post |
19 Sep 2019 |
| MiG developer |
LA Times Daily |
19 Sep 2019 |
| 'Back in the ___' (Beatles song) |
Jonesin |
17 Sep 2019 |
| Khrushchev's country: Abbr |
Universal |
11 Sep 2019 |
| Space Race inits |
LA Times Daily |
05 Sep 2019 |
| Space Race inits |
The Washington Post |
05 Sep 2019 |
| Second country to develop the atom bomb |
Family Time |
02 Sep 2019 |
| Red letters? |
New York Times |
25 Aug 2019 |
| Cold War adversary: Abbr |
Newsday |
20 Aug 2019 |
| Pre-'91 world power |
Premier Sunday |
11 Aug 2019 |
| Georgia used to be part of it |
Jonesin |
06 Aug 2019 |
| Atlas abbr. before 1991 |
Family Time |
28 Jul 2019 |
| World power until '91 |
Premier Sunday |
28 Jul 2019 |
| Allegiance of "The Americans" on TV, ironically |
Universal |
16 Jul 2019 |
| State led by Lenin, in brief |
New York Times |
15 Jul 2019 |
| Cold War country: Abbr |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jul 2019 |
| Cold War country: Abbr |
The Washington Post |
09 Jul 2019 |
| Country in a Beatles title |
LA Times Daily |
05 Jul 2019 |
| Country in a Beatles title |
The Washington Post |
05 Jul 2019 |
| 'The Evil Empire' (Abbr.) |
USA Today |
03 Jul 2019 |
| "Back in the ___" (Beatles hit) |
Universal |
30 Jun 2019 |
| Former superpower's letters |
Family Time |
23 Jun 2019 |
| Superpower until '91 |
USA Today |
21 Jun 2019 |
| Space Race competitor |
Newsday |
06 Jun 2019 |
| Gorbachev's land: Abbr |
The Washington Post |
27 May 2019 |
| ''Rocky IV'' setting |
Newsday |
11 May 2019 |
| "Back in the ___," Beatles song |
|
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| Largest country until late '91 |
Universal |
20 Apr 2019 |
| Map initials until 1991 |
Universal |
14 Apr 2019 |
| KGB's country |
Newsday |
20 Mar 2019 |
| Cold War inits |
Universal |
03 Mar 2019 |
| SALT signatory |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Mar 2019 |
| Cold War power: Abbr |
The Washington Post |
19 Feb 2019 |
| Cold War power: Abbr |
LA Times Daily |
19 Feb 2019 |
| Setting of several Solzhenitsyn novels |
The Washington Post Sunday |
17 Feb 2019 |
| Estonia's former bloc, briefly |
USA Today |
28 Jan 2019 |
| WWII ally |
Newsday |
10 Jan 2019 |
| Country in a Beatles title |
|
|
| Cold War inits. |
|
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| Space Race inits. |
|
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| Cold War power: Abbr. |
|
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| World power initials until 1991 |
|
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| MiG developer |
|
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| Gorbachev's land: Abbr. |
|
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| Map initials until 1991 |
|
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| Largest country until late '91 |
|
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| Khrushchev's country: Abbr. |
|
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| Defunct Asian country, briefly |
|
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| Cold War initials |
|
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| Allegiance of "The Americans" on TV, ironically |
|
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| "Back in the ___" (Beatles hit) |
|
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| Cold War country: Abbr. |
|
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| SALT signatory |
|
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| Pres. Putin was born in it |
|
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| Red letters? |
|
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| State led by Lenin, in brief |
|
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| "The Evil Empire" (Abbr.) |
|
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| CCCP, to the West |
|
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| Estonia's former bloc, briefly |
|
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| Superpower until '91 |
|
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| World power until 1991, briefly |
|
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| Cold war country which is actually cold: Abbr. |
|
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| Space Race contender |
Newsday |
13 Dec 2018 |
| 'Evil Empire,' per RWR |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Dec 2018 |
| Dissolved bloc (abbr.) |
Universal |
12 Nov 2018 |
| Former map letters |
Universal |
25 Oct 2018 |
| UN member, 1945-1991 |
Newsday |
07 Oct 2018 |
| He might provide assistance after a crash |
New York Times |
30 Sep 2018 |
| Land in a Beatles song |
New York Times |
26 Sep 2018 |
| Map initials no more |
Universal |
20 Sep 2018 |
| Russians dismiss a sin by old European empire, initially |
Irish Times Crosaire |
10 Sep 2018 |
| "Back in the __" |
LA Times Daily |
02 Sep 2018 |
| 'Back in the __' |
The Washington Post |
02 Sep 2018 |
| 1922-91 initials |
New York Times |
09 Aug 2018 |
| It broke up in 1991 (Abbr.) |
USA Today |
21 Jul 2018 |
| American ally in W.W. II |
New York Times |
19 Jul 2018 |
| World power until 1991 (Abbr.) |
USA Today |
28 Jun 2018 |
| Country in a Beatles title |
New York Times |
28 Jun 2018 |
| Big part of old maps |
Universal |
26 Jun 2018 |
| It's Russia now |
Family Time |
04 Jun 2018 |
| Dissolver of Dec. 1991 |
Universal |
27 May 2018 |
| World power until 1991 |
Universal |
20 May 2018 |
| It broke up in 1991 |
The Washington Post Sunday |
13 May 2018 |
| Nation of Trump senior, a major power no more |
|
|
| Old map abbr |
Universal |
28 Apr 2018 |
| Eastern Bloc letters until 1991 |
USA Today |
27 Apr 2018 |
| Khrushchev's country: Abbr |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Apr 2018 |
| Russia, pre-1991 |
Universal |
18 Mar 2018 |
| TASS country |
LA Times Daily |
08 Mar 2018 |
| TASS country |
The Washington Post |
08 Mar 2018 |
| 70-Down launcher |
LA Times Daily |
04 Mar 2018 |
| 70-Down launcher |
The Washington Post |
04 Mar 2018 |
| Cold War country |
Universal |
17 Feb 2018 |
| It dissolved on 12/31/91 |
Universal |
08 Feb 2018 |
| Gorbachev's land: Abbr |
LA Times Daily |
04 Feb 2018 |
| 'Miracle on Ice' loser |
The Washington Post |
27 Jan 2018 |
| "Miracle on Ice" loser |
LA Times Daily |
27 Jan 2018 |
| KGB's place |
USA Today |
03 Jan 2018 |
| It broke up in 1991 (Abbr.) |
|
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| Eastern Bloc letters until 1991 |
|
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| KGB's place |
|
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| It dissolved on 12/31/91 |
|
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| World power until 1991 (Abbr.) |
|
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| Map initials no more |
|
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| Old map abbr. |
|
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| World power until 1991 |
|
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| "Miracle on Ice" loser |
|
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| Former map letters |
|
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| Cold War country |
|
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| Dissolved bloc (abbr.) |
|
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| Land in a Beatles song |
|
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| Country in a Beatles title |
|
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| Collapsed red giant? |
|
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| American ally in W.W. II |
|
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| "Evil Empire," per RWR |
|
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| Khrushchev's country: Abbr. |
|
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| Old atlas abbr. |
|
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| 1922-91 initials |
|
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| Dissolver of Dec. 1991 |
|
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| Big part of old maps |
|
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| Nat. where Putin was born |
|
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| Nation that was once led by Stalin: Abbr. |
|
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| Russia, once |
Universal |
06 Dec 2017 |
| Former world power, for short |
Jonesin |
05 Dec 2017 |
| Cold War participant |
Thomas Joseph |
24 Nov 2017 |
| Superpower of old |
Universal |
22 Nov 2017 |
| KGB's country |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Nov 2017 |
| Brezhnev's fed |
Premier Sunday |
15 Oct 2017 |
| Group of red states, for short?: Abbr. |
|
|
| Setting of the 1942 book 'Behind the Urals' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
08 Oct 2017 |
| Mir launcher |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Sep 2017 |
| Ger. invaded it in June 1941 |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Sep 2017 |
| Sputnik launcher, briefly |
USA Today |
26 Jul 2017 |
| "Back in the ___" |
Universal |
21 Jul 2017 |
| Country renamed in 1991 |
Universal |
11 Jul 2017 |
| Stalin's fed |
Premier Sunday |
09 Jul 2017 |
| Former Communist country |
Universal |
05 Jul 2017 |
| Foe in a four-plus-decade "war" |
LA Times Daily |
17 Jun 2017 |
| Foe in a four-plus-decade 'war' |
The Washington Post |
17 Jun 2017 |
| 'Back in the ___' (Beatles tune) |
Jonesin |
30 May 2017 |
| "Back in the ___," Beatles song |
|
|
| Cold War initials |
USA Today |
11 Apr 2017 |
| Cold War superpower |
|
|
| It dissolved in Dec. 1991 |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Feb 2017 |
| Former world power, briefly |
Universal |
05 Feb 2017 |
| Former superpower |
Newsday |
27 Jan 2017 |
| Signer of the SALT agreements |
The Washington Post |
21 Jan 2017 |
| Cold War initials |
|
|
| Russia, once |
|
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| Superpower of old |
|
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| Former Communist country |
|
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| Country renamed in 1991 |
|
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| Foe in a four-plus-decade "war" |
|
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| "Back in the ___" |
|
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| Cold War initials |
|
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| Sputnik launcher, briefly |
|
|
| Former communist state |
Universal |
01 Dec 2016 |
| Second country to develop the atom bomb |
Universal |
26 Nov 2016 |
| Khrushchev's country |
Universal |
08 Oct 2016 |
| Fed. of Brezhnev |
Premier Sunday |
02 Oct 2016 |
| World power inits. until '91 |
LA Times Daily |
28 Sep 2016 |
| Former communist country |
Universal |
23 Sep 2016 |
| Country mentioned on the Beatles' 'White Album' |
The Washington Post |
14 Sep 2016 |
| America's Cold War foe, for short |
New York Times |
05 Sep 2016 |
| Former world power |
Universal |
04 Sep 2016 |
| Lenin's land, for short |
Universal |
08 Aug 2016 |
| Pre-1991 world power |
Universal |
05 Aug 2016 |
| Nation in stunning 1991 news |
Universal |
01 Aug 2016 |
| Superpower no more |
Universal |
23 Jul 2016 |
| Atlas initials until 1991 |
USA Today |
21 Jul 2016 |
| 1991 breakup site |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Jul 2016 |
| Gorbachev's nation: Abbr |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Jul 2016 |
| Space race competitor, for short |
New York Times |
23 May 2016 |
| Onetime NATO target |
The Washington Post |
16 May 2016 |
| SALT I participant |
LA Times Daily |
02 May 2016 |
| Country in a classic Beatles title |
New York Times |
29 Mar 2016 |
| Where to 'hear your balalaikas ringing out,' in a Beatles tune |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
25 Mar 2016 |
| Former gp. of red states? |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
11 Mar 2016 |
| "Miracle On Ice" losing team |
Universal |
26 Feb 2016 |
| Former Soviet inits |
Universal |
15 Feb 2016 |
| Gorbachev's country, once |
The Washington Post |
05 Feb 2016 |
| Amer. ally in WWII |
LA Times Daily |
02 Feb 2016 |
| SALT party |
USA Today |
23 Jan 2016 |
| Country featured in a Beatles song |
Universal |
22 Jan 2016 |
| Finishes tiramisu, brownies, macaroons from recipe in old part of Eastern Europe |
Irish Times Crosaire |
16 Jan 2016 |
| Let out of Ulster's old empire in the east |
Irish Times Crosaire |
15 Jan 2016 |
| SALT party |
|
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| Amer. ally in WWII |
|
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| Former Soviet inits. |
|
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| Country featured in a Beatles song |
|
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| SALT I participant |
|
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| Where to "hear your balalaikas ringing out," in a Beatles tune |
|
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| Former gp. of red states? |
|
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| Nation in stunning 1991 news |
|
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| Lenin's land, for short |
|
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| Former communist country |
|
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| America's Cold War foe, for short |
|
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| Space race competitor, for short |
|
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| Stalin's domain |
Newsday |
01 Jan 2016 |
| Atlas initials until 1991 |
|
|
| Superpower no more |
|
|
| Second country to develop the atom bomb |
|
|
| Pre-1991 world power |
|
|
| 'Back in the ' |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Dec 2015 |
| KGB's home |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Dec 2015 |
| Cold War inits |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Dec 2015 |
| Kazakhstan was once part of it (abbr.) |
The Washington Post |
21 Dec 2015 |
| Cold War power |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Nov 2015 |
| KGB's nation |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Nov 2015 |
| "Back in the ___" (Beatles jam) |
USA Today |
07 Nov 2015 |
| Onetime USA foe |
USA Today |
06 Nov 2015 |
| Moscow's land, once |
USA Today |
30 Oct 2015 |
| Country established in 1922 and dissolved in 1991, in short |
Irish Times Simplex |
28 Sep 2015 |
| Cold War country, briefly |
Universal |
26 Sep 2015 |
| Cold War initials |
Newsday |
22 Sep 2015 |
| Brezhnev's domain |
Universal |
15 Sep 2015 |
| 1991 breakup newsmaker |
New York Times |
13 Sep 2015 |
| "Back in the ___" (Beatles tune) |
USA Today |
19 Aug 2015 |
| Former association of communist republics |
Irish Times Simplex |
17 Aug 2015 |
| Old map abbr |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Aug 2015 |
| SALT talks participant |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Aug 2015 |
| CIS predecessor |
USA Today |
19 Jul 2015 |
| Moscow's land, once (Abbr.) |
Universal |
13 Jul 2015 |
| CCCP, in English |
USA Today |
06 Jul 2015 |
| Cold War participant |
USA Today |
27 Jun 2015 |
| One 29-Across of the U.S. in W.W. II |
New York Times |
09 Jun 2015 |
| BOAC flier's destination in a 1968 song |
LA Times Daily |
30 May 2015 |
| Former communist country, briefly |
USA Today |
11 May 2015 |
| Lenin's land, for short |
New York Times |
13 Apr 2015 |
| Setting of the first Tintin comic |
Newsday |
11 Apr 2015 |
| KGB funder |
Premier Sunday |
05 Apr 2015 |
| Cold war inits |
Universal |
27 Mar 2015 |
| Gorbachev's land, for short |
New York Times |
17 Mar 2015 |
| UN member until 1991 |
Newsday |
08 Mar 2015 |
| Cold War rival of the USA |
USA Today |
04 Mar 2015 |
| Gorbachev's nation, once |
Universal |
26 Feb 2015 |
| "Back in the ___" (Beatles jam) |
Universal |
08 Feb 2015 |
| Gorbachev's land |
New York Times |
19 Jan 2015 |
| Cold War abbr |
Premier Sunday |
18 Jan 2015 |
| "Back in the ___" (Beatles jam) |
|
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| "Back in the ___" (Beatles jam) |
|
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| KGB's nation |
|
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| Nation that banned "Doctor Zhivago": Abbr. |
|
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| BOAC flier's destination in a 1968 song |
|
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| Onetime USA foe |
|
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| Moscow's land, once |
|
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| Former communist country, briefly |
|
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| Cold War rival of the USA |
|
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| Cold War participant |
|
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| CIS predecessor |
|
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| CCCP, in English |
|
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| "Back in the ___" (Beatles tune) |
|
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| "Miracle on Ice" upset victims |
|
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| Bloc that included modern Moldova |
|
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| Federation satirized in "Animal Farm" |
|
|
| State that was the eventual result of the Russian Revolution: Abbr. |
|
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| Cold War initials |
|
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| Former UN member |
|
|
| Setting of the first Tintin comic |
|
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| UN member until 1991 |
|
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| WWII ally |
|
|
| L.A. Olympics boycotter |
|
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| Cold War adversary: Abbr. |
|
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| 1991 breakup newsmaker |
|
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| Gorbachev's land |
|
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| Gorbachev's land, for short |
|
|
| Lenin's land, for short |
|
|
| One 29-Across of the U.S. in W.W. II |
|
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| Cold War abbr. |
|
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| KGB funder |
|
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| Pre-'91 empire |
|
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| Beatles "Back in the ___" |
|
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| Beatles were "Back in" it |
|
|
| Where The Beatles went "Back" to? |
|
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| "Evil empire," to Pres. Reagan |
|
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| It broke up in 1991 (abbr.) |
|
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| World superpower until 1991 |
|
|
| Moscow's land, once (Abbr.) |
|
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| Gorbachev's nation, once |
|
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| Former world power |
|
|
| Cold war inits. |
|
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| Cold War country, briefly |
|
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| Brezhnev's domain |
|
|
| World power until 1991: Abbr. |
|
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| Khrushchev's land, for short |
|
|
| Where the Beatles were "Back in"? |
|
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| Cold War rival of the USA |
|
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| "Miracle on Ice" losing team |
|
|
| Cold War foe, briefly |
|
|
| Gorby's former domain |
|
|
| Cold War principal |
|
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| KGB creator |
|
|
| Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty signatory, briefly |
|
|
| Vanished superpower |
|
|
| Boycotter of the '84 L.A. Olympics |
|
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| Group of red states, for short? |
|
|
| Red giant that disintegrated? |
|
|
| World power until 1991: Abbr. |
|
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| KGB's milieu |
|
|
| Russia, on old maps |
|
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| KGB country |
|
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| Cold War letters |
|
|
| Initialism in a Beatles title |
|
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| '84 Olympics boycotter |
|
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| Billy Joel's Beatles cover "Back in the ___" |
|
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| Now, it's just Russia |
|
|
| World power until 1991 |
|
|
| Russia was part of it |
|
|
| "Back in the ___" (Beatles song) |
|
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| Miracle on Ice loser of '80 |
|
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| Miracle on Ice loser of '80 |
|
|
| It broke up in 1991 |
|
|
| Cold War letters |
|
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| Brezhnev's land |
|
|
| 1984 Olympics no-show |
|
|
| '84 Olympics boycotter |
|
|
| "Back in the ___" |
|
|
| Sputnik's birthplace, for short |
|
|
| "Back in the ___"" |
|
|
| Lith. and Ukr. were part of it |
|
|
| Country that launched Sputnik: Abbr. |
|
|
| Abbr. in outdated atlases |
|
|
| Cold War adversary |
|
|
| World power until 1991: Abbr. |
|
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| Empire until '91 |
|
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| "Evil empire" initials |
|
|
| Ally of E. Germany |
|
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| Software purchaser |
|
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| Red giant that's broken apart |
|
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| SALT I signer |
|
|
| Khrushchev's country (abbr.) |
|
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| Lenin's land |
|
|
| Stalin's land |
|
|
| Cold War initials |
|
|
| Cold War power, briefly |
|
|
| Bygone national acronym |
|
|
| BOAC destination in a Beatles hit |
|
|
| Bygone U.N. member |
|
|
| Five-Year Plan nation |
|
|
| U.S. ally in WWII |
|
|
| Former geopolitical letters |
|
|
| 1984 Summer Games boycotter |
|
|
| Brezhnev's land |
|
|
| Cold War letters |
|
|
| Cold War participant |
|
|
| It dissolved in Dec. 1991 |
|
|
| It dissolved in December 1991 |
|
|
| Letters for an ex-superpower |
|
|
| Nation that dissolved in 1991 |
|
|
| Russia, once |
|
|
| It dissolved in December 1991 |
|
|
| Gorby's domain, once |
|
|
| Gorbachev's former domain |
|
|
| Gorbachev led it last |
|
|
| Former world power (Abbr.) |
|
|
| Biggest breakup of 1991 |
|
|
| "Miracle on Ice" losing team |
|
|
| It ceased to be in Dec. 1991 |
|
|
| Cold War country: Abbr. |
|
|
| "Back in the ___" |
|
|
| Apt anagram of "Russ." |
|
|
| Stalin's land, in brief |
|
|
| KGB's country |
|
|
| Space-race participant |
|
|
| Warsaw Pact member |
|
|
| UN member until '91 |
|
|
| Cold War opponent: Abbr. |
|
|
| Bygone U.N. member |
|
|
| Cold War country: Abbr. |
|
|
| Cold War inits. |
|
|
| Cold War initials |
|
|
| Superpower until 1991 |
|
|
| Georgia was part of it: Abbr. |
|
|
| One-time Red giant |
|
|
| Red state, formerly |
|
|
| Fighter of a brutal and ineffective ten-year war in Afghanistan |
|
|
| Pre-1991 atlas abbr. |
|
|
| "Back in the ___" |
|
|
| Old map initials |
|
|
| It broke up in 1991: Abbr. |
|
|
| SALT party |
|
|
| WWII power |
|
|
| SALT participant |
|
|
| Cold-war inits. |
|
|
| Mir launcher |
|
|
| Gorbachev's nation |
|
|
| "Back in the ___" (Beatles song) |
|
|
| Georgia was a part of it: Abbr. |
|
|
| 1979 Afghanistan invader: Abbr. |
|
|
| Old map initials |
|
|
| Former Russian nation: Abbr. |
|
|
| Sputnik launcher |
|
|
| "Back in the___" (1968 song) |
|
|
| Former Security Council member |
|
|
| Locale in a Beatles title |
|
|
| Reagan's "evil empire," for short |
|
|
| Red state, once |
|
|
| 1984 summer Olympics no-show |
|
|
| "Back in the ___" (Beatles song) |
|
|
| 1979 Afghanistan invader: Abbr. |
|
|
| Cold War initials |
|
|
| Georgia was a part of it: Abbr. |
|
|
| It broke up in 1991: Abbr. |
|
|
| Red power, initially |
|
|
| Brezhnev's initials? |
|
|
| One-time Red giant (abbr.) |
|
|
| Sputnik launcher |
|
|
| Pre-1991 atlas abbr. |
|
|
| Country founded in 1922 (abbr.) |
|
|
| Gorbachev's empire |
|
|
| Pre-'91 superpower |
|
|
| Pre-'91 world power |
|
|
| Cold War inits. |
|
|
| Pre-1991 superpower |
|
|
| "Back in the ___, you don't know how lucky you are, boy" |
|
|
| Outdated globe letters |
|
|
| "Back in the ___" (Beatles hit) |
|
|
| Old NATO target |
|
|
| "Miracle on Ice" opponent |
|
|
| Mir launcher |
|
|
| Red power, initially |
|
|
| Pre-1991 atlas abbr. |
|
|
| Reagan's "evil empire" |
|
|
| 1980 Olympics host |
|
|
| Boycotter in 1984 headlines |
|
|
| One of the WWII Allies |
|
|
| Pre-1991 atlas abbr. |
|
|
| Russia, before 1991 |
|
|
| Political org. until 1991 |
|
|
| Cold War letters |
|
|
| 1984 Olympics boycotter |
|
|
| Cold War inits. |
|
|
| Old Eurasian letters |
|
|
| Political org. until 1991 |
|
|
| Red letters? |
|
|
| Cold War letters |
|
|
| Cold War superpower |
|
|
| Cold war initials |
|
|
| Old NATO worry |
|
|
| Sputnik launcher (Abbr.) |
|
|
| Notable breakup of 1991 |
|
|
| Letters on an old map |
|
|
| Pre-1991 superpower |
|
|
| Gorbachev's nation |
|
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| Ex-superpower letters |
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| Cold War foe, briefly |
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| "Evil empire" of the '80s |
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| KGB's land |
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| Gorbachev's fed. |
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| Warsaw Pact country (Abbr.) |
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| Treaty signer with Ger. in 1939 |
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| SALT party |
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| Red giant, once? |
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| Erstwhile empire, in brief |
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| Country with a hammer-and-sickle flag, for short |
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| Country that disappeared in '91 |
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| Cold war inits. |
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| BOAC destination, in song |
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| Amer. ally in W.W. II |
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| 1-Down's land |
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| "Evil empire" initials |
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| "Back in the ___" (Beatles) |
|
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| Abbr. in old atlases |
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| Political org. until 1991 |
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| Old Eurasian letters |
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| It disappeared on Dec. 26, 1991 |
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| Former part of 11-Down: Abbr. |
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| Gp. dissolved 12/26/1991 |
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| Pres. Reagan's "evil empire" |
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| Empire until 1991: Abbr. |
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| "Back in the ___" (Beatles song) |
|
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| Pres. Reagan's "evil empire" |
|
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| SALT talks participant |
|
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| Former Eurasian superpower |
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| Gp. dissolved 12/26/1991 |
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| Empire until 1991: Abbr. |
|
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| Cold War letters |
|
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| Former communist state |
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| Fed. dissolved by the Belavezha Accords |
|
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| Gorbachev's country (abbr.) |
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| Warsaw Pact nation |
|
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| The Beatles' "Back in the ___" |
|
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| State in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 |
|
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| CCCP, in English |
|
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| One-time Red giant |
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| US' cold-war adversary |
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| Red letters |
|
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| Cold War empire: Abbr. |
|
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| Zangief's country in "Street Fighter II" |
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| WWII U.S. ally |
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| 1980 Winter Olympics host |
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| Brezhnev's land, in brief |
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| Cold War superpower |
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| Country in a Beatles song |
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| Khrushchev's country |
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| Cold-war adversary |
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| Cold War foe, briefly |
|
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| Warsaw Pact nation |
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| Locale in a 1968 Beatles song |
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| 1984 Summer Olympics boycotter |
|
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| Old UN member |
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| Russia was part of it (abbr.) |
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| Erstwhile power |
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| 20th-c. nation |
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| Moscow's fed., once |
|
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| Old atlas initials |
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| See 4-Down |
|
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| Mir launcher |
|
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| Cold war foe, for short |
|
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| 56-Across's cold war foe |
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| Where "the Ukraine girls really knock me out" |
|
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| Warsaw Treaty Org. member |
|
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| Soyuz 1 launcher |
|
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| Notable break-up of 1991 |
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| Nation that dissolved in 1991 |
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| Nation in Dec. 1991 news |
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| Nation in Dec. 1991 news |
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| Cold War participant: abbr. |
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| Moscow's former country: Abbr. |
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| Superpower that dissolved in the 1990s |
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| Lenin's land |
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| SALT superpower |
|
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| Warsaw Pact nation |
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| Country estab. in 1922 |
|
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| Old atlas initials |
|
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| CIS forerunner |
|
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| Russia was part of it |
|
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| World power until '91 |
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| Amer. WWII ally |
|
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| KGB country |
|
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| Old atlas abbr. |
|
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| Home to every undisputed world chess champions during the 1950's and 1960's |
|
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| KGB's place |
|
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| World power until 1991 |
|
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| Land in a Beatles song |
|
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| WWII ally |
|
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| START I treaty party |
|
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| Red giant now in pieces? |
|
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| Khrushchev's home |
|
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| KGB locale |
|
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| It died in 1991 |
|
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| Cold War country |
|
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| "Back in the ___" |
|
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| CIS predecessor |
|
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| Cold War superpower |
|
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| CIS predecessor |
|
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| "Back in the ___" |
|
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| Cold War initials |
|
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| Warsaw Pact land |
|
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| Moscow was its cap. |
|
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| Cosigner of the ABM Treaty |
|
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| "Back in the ___" (Beatles hit) |
|
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| WWII U.S. ally |
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| U.N. member until 1991 |
|
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| SALT talks participant |
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| SALT signer |
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| SALT participant |
|
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| Former world power, briefly |
|
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| Former communist country, briefly |
|
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| Former GDR ally |
|
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| '84 Olympics boycotter |
|
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| "Miracle on Ice" losing team |
|
|
| Cold War letters |
|
|
| Focus of a big breakup in '91 |
|
|
| Ex-UN member |
|
|
| "Back in the __" |
|
|
| Warsaw Pact member (Abbr.) |
|
|
| Country founded in 1922 |
|
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| Soyuz launcher |
|
|
| Five-Year Plan empire |
|
|
| Reagan's "evil empire" |
|
|
| Old atlas abbr. |
|
|
| Stalingrad's land, for short |
|
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| Boycotter of the L.A. Games |
|
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| Amer. WWII ally |
|
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| '84 Olympics boycotter |
|
|
| Extinct red giant |
|
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| CIS predecessor |
|
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| SALT signer |
|
|
| Country dissolved Dec. 8, 1991 |
|
|
| Cold war superpower |
|
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| Soyuz 1 launcher |
|
|
| Mir launcher |
|
|
| Cold War inits. |
|
|
| Locale in a Beatles song |
|
|
| SALT participant |
|
|
| Ray Stevens' "Surfin' ___" |
|
|
| "Evil empire" of the '80s |
|
|
| WWII U.S. ally |
|
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| Warsaw Treaty Org. member |
|
|
| Once-mighty initials |
|
|
| U.S. ally in WWII |
|
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| Brezhnev's fed. |
|
|
| Country featured in a Beatles song |
|
|
| Khrushchev's country: Abbr. |
|
|
| Cold War power |
|
|
| Former Red giant |
|
|
| Politburo letters |
|
|
| KGB country |
|
|
| Red letters? |
|
|
| Mir launcher |
|
|
| Outdated globe letters |
|
|
| Warsaw Treaty Org. member |
|
|
| 1984 Summer Games boycotter |
|
|
| KGB funder |
|
|
| It broke up in Dec. of '91 |
|
|
| WWII power |
|
|
| Old atlas abbr. |
|
|
| Cold War letters |
|
|
| One-time superpower |
|
|
| Former Olympic team |
|
|
| The KGB's country |
|
|
| Cold War inits. |
|
|
| Cold War empire: Abbr. |
|
|
| 1984 Summer Games boycotter |
|
|
| 20th-cen. superpower |
|
|
| Moscow was its cap. |
|
|
| 20th-cen. superpower |
|
|
| Sputnik launcher |
|
|
| Warsaw Pact land |
|
|
| Space race participant |
|
|
| Cold War letters |
|
|
| The Olympics' 1980 host and 1984 boycotter |
|
|
| Mir launcher |
|
|
| Mir launcher |
|
|
| Yalta conf. locale |
|
|
| Cold War abbr. |
|
|
| RWR's "evil empire" |
|
|
| U.S. ally in W.W. II |
|
|
| WWII U.S. ally |
|
|
| Five-Year Plan implementer, for short |
|
|
| USA rival in the Cold War |
|
|
| 1984 Summer Olympics boycotter |
|
|
| Cold War inits. |
|
|
| Cold War side |
|
|
| SALT signatory |
|
|
| Red letters? |
|
|
| Old polit. letters |
|
|
| Cold War inits. |
|
|
| Former U.N. power |
|
|
| Intl. power, once |
|
|
| Mir launcher |
|
|
| UN member until 1991 |
|
|
| Sputnik launcher |
|
|
| Bloc letters, once |
|
|
| Bloc that dissolved in 1991 |
|
|
| Country in a Beatle song |
|
|
| Stalin's empire |
|
|
| See 1-Across |
|
|
| SALT talks participant |
|
|
| Stalin's empire |
|
|
| SALT signer |
|
|
| Mir launcher |
|
|
| Five-Year Plan empire |
|
|
| Cold War bloc |
|
|
| Mir launcher |
|
|
| "Red" letters |
|
|
| 15-Down rival, once |
|
|
| Brezhnev's land, in brief |
|
|
| Cold war initials |
|
|
| Former empire inits. |
|
|
| Gorbachev was its last leader: Abbr. |
|
|
| SALT I signer |
|
|
| U.N. member through 1991 |
|
|
| 1980 Summer Olympics host |
|
|
| SALT talks participant |
|
|
| 1984 Olympics no-show |
|
|
| CIS precursor |
|
|
| Former UN member |
|
|
| Cold War participant |
|
|
| Largest country, once (abbr.) |
|
|
| Letters on an old Asian map |
|
|
| SALT signer |
|
|
| Bygone atlas listing |
|
|
| "Back in the ___" (Beatles song) |
|
|
| HUAC concern |
|
|
| "Back in the __" |
|
|
| Superpower until 1991 |
|
|
| Old map letters |
|
|
| Brezhnev's empire |
|
|
| Cold War rival: Abbr. |
|
|
| Soyuz launcher |
|
|
| "Back in the ___": Beatles |
|
|
| Old NATO concern |
|
|
| Gorby's domain |
|
|
| Sputnik launcher |
|
|
| KGB whereabouts |
|
|
| Red giant now broken up |
|
|
| Where Gorbachev ruled |
|
|
| WWII ally |
|
|
| Pre-1992 map abbr. |
|
|
| 1984 summer Olympics no-show |
|
|
| Beatles song "Back in the ___" |
|
|
| George Kennan specialty |
|
|
| Bloc that dissolved in 1991 |
|
|
| Gorbachev's nation |
|
|
| Old map letters |
|
|
| "Back in the ___": Beatles |
|
|
| "Back in the __" |
|
|
| SALT signatory |
|
|
| Onetime UN power |
|
|
| Cold War rival: Abbr. |
|
|
| Cold War power |
|
|
| Former Olympics powerhouse |
|
|
| SALT signer |
|
|
| Cold War abbr. |
|
|
| Soyuz launcher |
|
|
| Warsaw Pact country |
|
|
| SALT I signer |
|
|
| Pre-1991 atlas abbr. |
|
|
| Pre-1991 world power |
|
|
| Red letters? |
|
|
| Cold War rival: Abbr. |
|
|
| Old map letters |
|
|
| Atlas abbr. until 1991 |
|
|
| Tass country: Abbr. |
|
|
| Sputnik launcher: Abbr. |
|
|
| SALT party |
|
|
| Land in a Beatles song |
|
|
| Ctry. announcing an Olympic pull-out on 5/7/84 |
|
|
| Tass country: Abbr. |
|
|
| World power until '91 |
|
|
| World power until '91 |
|
|
| Russia, of yesterday |
|
|
| J.F.K. adversary |
|
|
| Gorby's domain |
|
|
| Atlas abbr. until 1991 |
|
|
| SALT party |
|
|
| Old atlas abbreviation |
|
|
| Locale in a Beatles song title |
|
|
| Former red giant? |
|
|
| Cold War rival (Abbr.) |
|
|
| Cold War concern |
|
|
| Reagan's "Evil Empire" (abbr.) |
|
|
| Nation that dissolved in 1991 |
|
|
| Khrushchev's land (abbr.) |
|
|
| Russia, before 1991 |
|
|
| Former UN Security Council member |
|
|
| Ctry. announcing an Olympic pull-out on 5/7/84 |
|
|
| W.W. II ally |
|
|
| Locale in a Beatles song |
|
|
| Sputnik launcher: Abbr. |
|
|
| SALT party |
|
|
| Land in a Beatles song |
|
|
| Locale in a Beatles title spot |
|
|
| Nikita's realm, once |
|
|
| WWII power |
|
|
| Red giant that's broken apart |
|
|
| Former map initials |
|
|
| Former UN power |
|
|
| Former UN Security Council member |
|
|
| Former UN Security Council member |
|
|
| Former U.N. power |
|
|
| Red letters? |
|
|
| Former map initials |
|
|
| Its parts included an Arm. and a Lat. |
|
|
| Moscow was its cap. |
|
|
| Country in a 1969 Beatles song title |
|
|
| Cold War rival of the USA |
|
|
| Cold war rival: Abbr. |
|
|
| Khrushchev's domain |
|
|
| Soviet Union, briefly |
|
|
| Stalin's domain |
|
|
| Khrushchev's country: Abbr. |
|
|
| WWII ally |
|
|
| Letters on old maps |
|
|
| Country in a 1969 Beatles song |
|
|
| Former UN member |
|
|
| Cold War country |
|
|
| Former U.N. member |
|
|
| Former map abbr. |
|
|
| It dissolved in December 1991 |
|
|
| The Beatles' "Back in the ___" |
|
|
| WWII power |
|
|
| Cold war country: Abbr. |
|
|
| Beatles' "Back in the __" |
|
|
| Cold war rival: Abbr. |
|
|
| Sputnik's birthplace |
|
|
| NATO target |
|
|
| It's Russia now |
|
|
| Cold War foe |
|
|
| Place in a Beatles title |
|
|
| "Back in the ___": Beatles |
|
|
| Cold war country: Abbr. |
|
|
| Khrushchev's country: Abbr. |
|
|
| Letters on an old map of Asia |
|
|
| Former map letters |
|
|
| Country founded in 1922: Abbr. |
|
|
| Moscow's land, once: Abbr. |
|
|
| Former power |
|
|
| WWII ally |
|
|
| Where Kalinin was pres. |
|
|
| Former empire |
|
|
| Five-Year Plan nation |
|
|
| Cold War participant |
|
|
| Cold War power |
|
|
| World power, once |
|
|
| Former empire |
|
|
| Former "evil empire" |
|
|
| Cold war foe |
|
|
| 1980 Olympics host |
|
|
| Frequent David Remnick topic |
|
|
| Five-Year Plan nation |
|
|
| Cold War gp. |
|
|
| CCCP, to us |
|
|
| Cold War power |
|
|
| Communist powerhouse, once |
|
|
| Former world power, shortly |
|
|
| Cold War gp. |
|
|
| Stalin's domain |
|
|
| Country in a Beatles song title |
|
|
| Cosmonaut's country, for short |
|
|
| Former geopolitical initials |
|
|
| World power until '91 |
|
|
| Russia, once |
|
|
| 1968 Beatles' hit "Back in the ___" |
|
|
| 20th C. superpower |
|
|
| Beatles' hit "Back in the ___" |
|
|
| Former super power, briefly |
|
|
| Former superpower |
|
|
| Former world power: abbr. |
|
|
| Tass country |
|
|
| Stalin's domain: Abbr. |
|
|
| CIS precursor (5) |
|
|
| "Evil Empire," according to Reagan |
|
|
| It became the CIS |
|
|
| UN member, once |
|
|
| Nation in Dec. 1991 news |
|
|
| Stalin's empire, briefly |
|
|
| Superpower until 1991 |
|
|
| Khrushchev's land: Abbr. |
|
|
| Space race participant |
|
|
| Cold War country, briefly |
|
|
| Cold War power |
|
|
| Subject of a whimsical "White Album" tune |
|
|
| Gorbachev's country: Abbr. |
|
|
| "Back in the ___" (Beatles tune) |
|
|
| CCCP on 20th-century maps |
|
|
| Locale in a Beatles title |
|
|
| Kamchatka to Kaliningrad, once |
|
|
| Biggest breakup of 1991 |
|
|
| Country in a "White Album" title |
|
|
| Warsaw Pact land |
|
|
| SALT signatory |
|
|
| Khrushchev's concern |
|
|
| It's been dead a decade |
|
|
| "Back in the _____" (Beatles tune) |
|
|
| Onetime rival of 25 Down |
|
|
| UN member until 1991 |
|
|
| Former UN power |
|
|
| "Back in the _____" (Beatles) |
|
|
| <I>Back in the ___<I> |
|
|
| Former superpower |
|
|
| Former map abbr. |
|
|
| Pre-1991 world power |
|
|
| Atlas abbr. before 1991 |
|
|
| It dissolved in Dec. '91 |
|
|
| Pre-1991 superpower |
|
|
| CCCP, in English |
|
|
| World power until '91 |
|
|
| Fed. that dissolved in 1991 |
|
|
| Russia formerly |
|
|
| Russia was part of it: Abbr. |
|
|
| Cold War country, for short |
|
|
| Subj. of a 1991 breakup |
|
|
| It annexed Latvia in '40 |
|
|
| Beatles. hit Back in the ___ |
|
|
| Brezhnev's land |
|
|
| Cold War adversary |
|
|
| Pre-CIS nation |
|
|
| It died in 1991 at the age of 68 |
|
|
| Once powerful ltrs. |
|
|
| Initials on old maps |
|
|
| Russia used to be a part of it (abbr.) |
|
|
| Former Warsaw Pact nation |
|
|
| Cold war superpower |
|
|
| "Evil Empire" |
|
|
| "The Evil Empire" |
|
|
| Collapsed empire |
|
|
| Former Soviet inits. |
|
|
| Lenin's land: Abbr. |
|
|
| Khrushchev's realm: Abbr. |
|
|
| Reagan's "Evil Empire" |
|
|
| Former world power, for short |
|
|
| Former federation |
|
|
| Former geopolitical initials |
|
|
| Atlas abbr. before 1991 |
|
|
| Gorbachev was its last pres. |
|
|
| Dec. 1991 newsmaker |
|
|
| "Back in the _____" (Beatles jam) |
|
|
| '84 Olymmpics no-show |
|
|
| Beatles song "Back in the _____" |
|
|
| Former Warsaw Pact member |
|
|
| Khrushchev's country |
|
|
| Pre-1991 atlas abbr. |
|
|
| Stalin's domain |
|
|
| 1980 Olympics host |
|
|
| Where Gorbachev ruled: Abbr. |
|
|
| Gorby's realm, once: Abbr. |
|
|
| Former rival of the USA |
|
|
| Country in a Beatles song |
|
|
| Former gt. power |
|
|
| It broke up in Dec. 1991 |
|
|
| Gorby's crumbled empire: abbr. |
|
|
| One of the Allies of W.W. II |
|
|
| Warsaw Pact country: abbr. |
|
|
| Former G.D.R. ally |
|
|
| 1984 Olympics boycotter |
|
|
| Russia at one point |
|
|
| Nation disbanded in 1991 |
|
|
| Former Red letters |
|
|
| Former Russ. federation |
|
|
| Cold War enemy |
|
|
| Stalin's gov. |
|
|
| Stalin's map: Abbr. |
|
|
| Former Eurasian superpower |
|
|
| Former UN intials |
|
|
| Warsaw Pact country |
|
|
| Stalin's realm |
|
|
| Once-mighty initials |
|
|
| C.I.S. predecessor |
|
|
| Bear country? |
|
|
| 90-Down's land |
|
|
| Aka CCCP |
|
|
| 1980 Olympics host |
|
|
| Now CIS |
|
|
| Former UN member |
|
|
| Lenin's land: Abbr. |
|
|
| Country in a 1969 Beatles song |
|
|
| Powers' crash site: abbr. |
|
|
| UN group of yore |
|
|
| CCCP was on its stamps |
|
|
| The Beatles' "Back in the ____" |
|
|
| Red letters |
|
|
| Stalin's land |
|
|
| Space race participant |
|
|
| Ex-superpower |
|
|
| SALT participant |
|
|
| C.I.S., once |
|
|
| Former largest nation, for short |
|
|
| Former world pwr. |
|
|
| Gorby's domain, once |
|
|
| Rus., Ukr., etc., once |
|
|
| Stalin ruled it |
|
|
| Former inits. in Kiev |
|
|
| It's now C.I.S. |
|
|
| "Back in the ___": Beatles |
|
|
| Khrushchev's land: Abbr. |
|
|
| Former cold-war antagonist |
|
|
| Where the Ussuri flows |
|
|
| U.N. member |
|
|
| K.G.B. country |
|
|
| A neighbor of Pol. |
|
|
| U.N. Security Council member |
|
|
| Korbut's homeland: Abbr. |
|
|
| Home of the K.G.B. |
|
|
| Warsaw Pact participant |
|
|
| World's largest land |
|
|
| "Red" initials |
|
|
| "Back in the ___" (Beatles) |
|
|
| Buryat Republic's locale |
|
|
| Sputnik's birthplace |
|
|
| An Afg. neighbor |
|
|
| Russia's locale |
|
|
| Superpower's initials |
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| Eurasian nation: Abbr. |
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| Gorbachev's country: Abbr. |
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| "Back in the __" (Beatles) |
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| World's largest country |
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| Member of the U.N. |
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| Largest nation: Abbr. |
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| Land of bears? |
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| Bearish initials |
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| Security Council mem. |
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| Georgia's loc. |
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| Muscovite's home |
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| World's largest oil producer |
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| Cold-war adversary |
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| Kazakh, Uzbeck et al. |
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| U.N. nation |
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| World power |
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| Initials since 1922 |
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| Helsinki signatory |
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| Crimea's locale |
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| U.N. power |
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| U.S.A. rival |
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| Gymnast Korbut's homeland |
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| Sputnik's bpl. |
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| World power |
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| Neighbor of Afgh. |
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| Neighbor of Pol. |
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| U. N. member |
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| China's neighbor |
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| Moscow's domain |
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| Kremlin initials |
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| Eur. country |
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| World power: Abbr. |
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| Vodka-land initials |
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| Gromyko's land: Abbr. |
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| Eur. land |
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| Eur. power |
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| Neighbor of Hung. |
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| Poland's neighbor: Abbr. |
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| Where Archangel is |
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| Great power |
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| Home of 56 Across: Abbr. |
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| U.N. initials |
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| Where the Dnieper flows |
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| Eur. state |
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| Georgia, etc.: Abbr. |
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| Home of the Reds. |
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| Eastern nation: Abbr. |
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| U. N. initials. |
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| UNO member. |
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| One of the Big Three: Initials. |
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| Upholder of veto right in U. N. |
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| Malik's country. |
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| Member of the Paris conference. |
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| Amb. Thompson's post. |
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| Kremlin monogram. |
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| Initials in U. N. |
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| Hammer and sickle monogram. |
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| Hammer and sickle. |
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| Hammer and sickle land. |
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| Country in headlines. |
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| Armenia, Georgia, Moldavia, etc. |
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| Uzbek, Tadzhik, et al. |
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| Sputnik's birthplace. |
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| Member of the U. N. |
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| Part of the globe. |
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| Uzbek, Tajik, etc. |
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| Llewellyn Thompson's new post. |
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| Country. |
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| Country of the sudden shake-up. |
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| Sixteen constituent republics. |
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| Land of B and K. |
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| Amb. Bohlen's post. |
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| Communist stronghold. |
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| Manufacturer of Iron Curtains. |
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| Home of the M. V. D. |
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| Part of the world in darkness. |
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| Home of N. K. V. D. |
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| The Great Enigma. |
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| Gargantuan land. |
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| Archangel's country: Abbr. |
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| Muzjik's habitat. |
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| United Nation. |
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| Leonov's land. |
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| Soviet Union. |
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| Nureyev's land. |
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| Where the Don flows: Abbr. |
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| Large land mass. |
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| Initials in the headlines. |
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| Initials of a country. |
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| Familiar initials. |
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| Neighbor of China. |
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| Shostakovich's land. |
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| "Rocky IV" setting |
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| Turkomen, Uzbek, etc. |
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| Home of the borzoi. |
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| Malik's land. |
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| Winter Olympics winner. |
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| Nation that launched the first satellite |
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| Its flag had a hammer and sickle |
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| Member nation of the U. N. |
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| Initials in the news. |
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| Its motto was "Workers of the world, unite!": Abbr. |
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| Red letters of a grim power. |
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| Pasternak's country: Abbr. |
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| "Back in the ___" |
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| Kohler's post. |
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| Former state whose motto was "Workers of the world, unite!" |
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| Country where Bernie Sanders honeymooned |
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| 1960 European Championship winner |
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| "Spies Like Us" setting |
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| "Rocky IV" setting: Abbr. |
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| "Red Heat" setting, briefly |
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| Home of ballet. |
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| China's neighbor. |
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| Where Georgia is: Abbr. |
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| Sputnik land. |
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| U. N. member. |
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| Security Council member. |
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| U.N. member. |
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| Initials in the headlines |
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| See 51 Across. |
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