The precursor to the CIA (3) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OSS The precursor to the CIA (3) (3) The Guardian Weekend Dec 20, 2025
9% MONO Precursor to stereo (4) USA Today Feb 2, 2026
9% OVULE Seed precursor (5) The Telegraph Mini Jan 14, 2026
8% AGENT CIA employee (5) LA Times Mini Jan 21, 2026
8% GRECO El ___ (precursor of the Expressionists) (5) New York Times Jan 15, 2026
8% WII Nintendo Switch precursor (3)
8% MARRIAGELICENSE Merger precursor (15) Newsday Dec 27, 2025
8% MAINFRAME Supercomputer precursor (9) New York Times Dec 1, 2025
8% GALOP Polka precursor (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 13, 2025
8% TIE Precursor to overtime (3) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025

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