CIA precursor
The crossword clue "CIA precursor" is answered by OSS, a 3-letter entry. Used 55 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
OSS
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OSS answer page.
Used 55 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for OSS
Every other clue in this collection answered by OSS, most used first.
- CIA forerunner - used 180 times, most recently in 2026
- CIA predecessor - used 105 times, most recently in 2026
- C.I.A. forerunner - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
- C.I.A. predecessor - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- CIA's forerunner - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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