Iran, formerly
The crossword clue "Iran, formerly" is answered by PERSIA, a 6-letter entry. Used 11 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
PERSIA
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PERSIA answer page.
Used 11 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- SHAHDOM (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for PERSIA
Every other clue in this collection answered by PERSIA, most used first.
- Iran, once - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
- Iran's former name - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Old Iran - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
- Former name of Iran - used 7 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.
- Iran-__ Affair - CONTRA, used 18 times
- Capital of Iran - TEHRAN, used 17 times
- Ho Chi Minh City, formerly - SAIGON, used 11 times
- Sri Lanka, formerly - CEYLON, used 9 times
- Shepherd formerly of "The View" - SHERRI, used 7 times
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