CIA predecessor
The crossword clue "CIA predecessor" is answered by OSS, a 3-letter entry. Used 105 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 21 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 105 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 21 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 precursor - used 55 times, most recently in 2018
- 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
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.
- JFK's predecessor - DDE, used 66 times
- CIA operative - SPY, used 43 times
- JFK predecessor - DDE, used 34 times
- DDE's predecessor - HST, used 33 times
- NRC predecessor - AEC, used 28 times
- DDE predecessor - HST, used 25 times
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