Cold War rival, initially Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Cold War rival, initially featured in LA Times Daily puzzle on November 23, 2025. 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is USSR.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% USSR Cold War rival, initially (4) LA Times Daily Nov 23, 2025
8% SOVIETS Cold War contingent (7) Newsday Nov 14, 2025
7% SEATO Cold War defense gp. (5) LA Times Daily Nov 21, 2025
7% ICBM Cold War concern (abbr.) (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 6, 2025
7% SSR Cold War state: Abbr. (3) LA Times Mini Oct 2, 2025
7% SSRS Cold War satellites, briefly (4) LA Times Daily Sep 28, 2025
7% GMA "Today" rival, initially (3) LA Times Mini Aug 15, 2025
6% ADIDAS Nike rival (6) Eugene Sheffer Nov 22, 2025
6% ARGOS Sparta's rival (5) The Atlantic Nov 20, 2025
6% ETON Harrow rival (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 19, 2025

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