Former name of the Belgian Congo (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ZAIRE Former name of the Belgian Congo (5) (5)
8% BOMA Port in the DR Congo; capital of the Belgian Congo until 1926 (4) (4) Mirror Quiz Jul 29, 2026
8% LEOPOLD King __, once ruler of the Belgian Congo (7) (7) The Guardian Weekend Jun 13, 2026
7% FLANDERS Belgian region (8) The Times Concise Jun 23, 2026
7% FLEMISH Belgian language (7) The Telegraph Quick Jun 17, 2026
6% TNN Paramount Network's former name: Abbr. (3)
6% SUPRAS Former Toyota sports cars named for a Latin prefix (6) New York Times Jul 23, 2026
6% ASIA A short former name for Thailand's continent (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Jul 21, 2026
6% ENDIVE Vegetable that can be Belgian or curly (6) (6) Puzzler Jul 21, 2026
6% BENGALI Reinvented Belgian language (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Jul 17, 2026
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