Netherlands New Guinea became known by this name when it was incorporated by the UN into Indonesia after a limited referendum in 1969 (5,4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IRIANJAYA Netherlands New Guinea became known by this name when it was incorporated by the UN into Indonesia after a limited referendum in 1969 (5,4) (9)
7% IRIAN Once known as Netherlands New Guinea, West Papua became known by this name when it was incorporated by the UN into Indonesia after a limited referendum in 1969 (5)
5% PAPUA ___ New Guinea (5) New York Times Mini Oct 15, 2025
5% GOTOUT Became known (6) Thomas Joseph Jul 22, 2025
4% SKYS "The ___ the limit!" (4) New York Times Oct 26, 2025
4% ABSORB Incorporate or soak up (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 26, 2025
4% SULAWESI Island of Indonesia formerly known as Celebes (8) (8) Mirror Quiz Oct 22, 2025
4% PLO UN observer (3) Newsday Oct 9, 2025
4% ADSPEAK "New and improved" and "For a limited time only" (7) New York Times Oct 8, 2025
4% SANKIN Became real, as bad news (6) New York Times Oct 5, 2025
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