A Bolshevik security and intelligence agency set up in 1917, later becoming the KGB (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHEKA A Bolshevik security and intelligence agency set up in 1917, later becoming the KGB (5) (5)
5% MOSSAD Israeli intelligence agency (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 9, 2025
4% SOLIDIFY Become firm, set (8) The Times Concise Nov 25, 2025
4% TSARINA Victim of the Bolsheviks, e.g. (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 24, 2025
4% TSAR Ruler opposed by the Bolsheviks (4) The Atlantic Nov 23, 2025
4% ATTAIN Secure (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 22, 2025
4% ATF DOJ agency (3) LA Times Daily Nov 12, 2025
4% HOED Set up for sowing (4) Newsday Nov 7, 2025
4% SMART Intelligent (5) Commuter Nov 6, 2025
4% WINS Secures (4) Newsday Oct 25, 2025
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