Country that dropped "Western" from its name in 1997 Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SAMOA Country that dropped "Western" from its name in 1997 (5) New York Times Sep 23, 2025
8% JAMBA Brand that dropped "Juice" from its name in 2019 (5) LA Times Daily Jul 24, 2026
7% RICOLA Cough drop brand whose name is yodeled in its commercials (6) New York Times Aug 13, 2026
7% RAIN Drops from above (4) LA Times Daily Aug 7, 2026
7% NOR Country that lost its way? (3) The Atlantic Jul 31, 2026
7% ELAL Carrier that takes its name from the Book of Hosea (4) New York Times Jul 26, 2026
7% DANTE Poet's slowish to drop a name (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 3, 2026
7% LIAM Name that anagrams to a country (4) USA Today Jun 14, 2026
7% GREY Big name in Western fiction (4) Newsday Jun 4, 2026
6% AUS Country 14a comes from, for short (3)

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