"Back in the ___" — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 4–letter crossword clue “"Back in the ___"”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 4th Oct 2009. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “"Back in the ___"” is USSR (4 letters).
We last saw “"Back in the ___"” in NYT Crossword on 4th Oct 2009.
The 4-letter answer for “"Back in the ___"” is USSR.
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