OSS successor
The crossword clue "OSS successor" is answered by CIA, a 3-letter entry. Used 36 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
CIA
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CIA answer page.
Used 36 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for CIA
Every other clue in this collection answered by CIA, most used first.
- Spy org. - used 168 times, most recently in 2026
- Espionage org. - used 103 times, most recently in 2026
- "Homeland" org. - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Spying org. - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Langley org. - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- "The Company" - used 35 times, most recently in 2020
- Cloak-and-dagger org. - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- U.S. spy org. - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- FDR's successor - HST, used 54 times
- LBJ's successor - RMN, used 45 times
- JFK's successor - LBJ, used 40 times
- FDR successor - HST, used 38 times
- HST's successor - DDE, used 38 times
- USSR successor - CIS, used 33 times
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