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% OSS WWII intelligence agency (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 10, 2025
5% MOSSAD Israeli intelligence agency (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 9, 2025
4% TATA "Later!" (4) Newsday Jan 9, 2026
4% BUREAU Department, agency (6) Puzzler Backwords Jan 9, 2026
4% SEEYOU "Later" (6) New York Times Jan 7, 2026
4% SMARTEST Most intelligent (8) USA Today Jan 5, 2026
4% FDA HHS agency (3) LA Times Daily Jan 2, 2026
4% ABLE Intelligent (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 30, 2025
4% ESTABLISH Set up (9) (9) Mirror Quick Dec 25, 2025
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