On this side: Prefix.

The answer

CIS

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CIS answer page.

Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 1990; first recorded in 1947. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

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• CITRA (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for CIS

Every other clue in this collection answered by CIS, most used first.

• Prefix with gender - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
• Not trans - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
• USSR successor - used 33 times, most recently in 2018
• Opposite of trans - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Prefix for "gender" - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Gender prefix - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Lead-in to gender - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• U.S.S.R. successor - used 14 times, most recently in 2017
• On this side of: Prefix. - used 10 times, most recently in 1991
• Grafton's "__ for Corpse" - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Sue Grafton's "___ for Corpse" - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• "___ for Cookie" ("Sesame Street" song) - used 7 times, most recently in 2021

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.

• Green prefix - ECO, used 431 times
• Numerical prefix - TRI, used 247 times
• Earth-friendly prefix - ECO, used 181 times
• Prefix with center - EPI, used 134 times
• Debate side - PRO, used 124 times
• Equal: Prefix - ISO, used 123 times

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