Country formerly called Zaire (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CONGO Country formerly called Zaire (5) (5)
7% SESE Zaire's Mobutu __ Seko (4) LA Times Daily Nov 21, 2025
7% ERST Formerly, formerly (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 20, 2025
6% ONCE Formerly (4) The Telegraph Quick Nov 14, 2025
6% PERSIA Iran, formerly (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 10, 2025
6% BURMA Myanmar, formerly (5) TV Nov 2, 2025
6% NEE Formerly surnamed (3) Puzzler Backwords Nov 2, 2025
6% IRENE Woman seen in Zaire nearby? (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 26, 2025
6% MOUNTMCKINLEY Denali, formerly (13) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 19, 2025
6% SCROFULA A form of tuberculosis, formerly called the king's evil (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 5, 2025
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