Cold War initials
The crossword clue "Cold War initials" is answered by USSR, a 4-letter entry. Used 128 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
USSR
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the USSR answer page.
Used 128 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 14 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- SDI (3 uses in xd)
- SSR (2 uses in xd)
- SSRS (1 uses in xd)
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