Cyrillic way to write “U.S.S.R.” NYT Crossword Clue

By Emre Parlak / July 26, 2026

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1 ? C

2 ? C

3 ? C

4 ? P

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???? is the Cyrillic abbreviation for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, known as the U.S.S.R. in English.

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The Cyrillic alphabet used in Russian represents the letters 'S' and 'R' with characters that resemble 'C' and 'P' in the Latin alphabet. Therefore, 'U.S.S.R.' is written as '????' in Cyrillic, reflecting the initials of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

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Cyrillic version of "U.S.S.R.", Letters on Ivan Drago's tracksuit in "Rocky IV", Letters on old kopecks, Letters on old Soviet rockets

NYT Crossword July 26 2026 Answers

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1 ? C
2 ? H
3 ? A
4 ? C
5 ? H
6 ? I
7 ? V
8 ? E
9 ? N
10 ? D
11 ? S
12 ? L
13 ? O
14 ? W
15 ? E
16 ? S
17 ? C
? O
? C
? O
? O
? N
18 ? T
19 ? H
? I
? N
? A
? I
? R
20 ? I
? N
? A
? N
? E
21 ? C
? U
? T
? I
? E
? S
22 ? V
? I
? N
? Y
? A
? S
? A
23 ? P
? U
? R
? S
? E
24 ? P
? R
? I
? N
? C
? E
25 ? S
? S
? P
? E
? A
? C
? H
26 ? S
? P
? U
? D
27 ? A
? T
? O
? P
28 ? P
? E
29 ? A
30 ? R
31 ? L
32 ? S
33 ? P
? I
? E
34 ? D
35 ? E
36 ? R
37 ? E
? K
38 ? Y
? O
39 ? S
40 ? H
41 ? I
42 ? S
? N
? O
? O
? T
43 ? I
? T
? D
44 ? E
? L
? I
? D
? E
45 ? T
? H
? A
? T
46 ? S
47 ? T
? O
? W
? R
48 ? O
? P
? E
49 ? R
? E
? C
? U
? S
50 ? E
51 ? S
52 ? I
? M
? S
? A
53 ? D
54 ? M
? E
? A
? D
? E
55 ? I
? M
? O
56 ? L
? I
57 ? K
? E
? M
? A
? G
? I
58 ? C
59 ? R
? I
? O
60 ? V
? E
? T
61 ? S
62 ? A
? P
? E
? D
? O
? M
63 ? D
? U
64 ? O
65 ? T
? R
66 ? I
67 ? A
68 ? D
69 ? E
? N
? T
? H
70 ? A
? L
? P
? Y
71 ? N
? E
72 ? S
73 ? I
? N
74 ? A
? S
? E
? N
? S
? E
75 ? S
? T
? A
? I
? D
76 ? Y
? U
77 ? M
78 ? M
? A
79 ? N
? N
? E
? R
80 ? D
? E
? A
? N
81 ? R
? A
82 ? F
83 ? P
? O
84 ? T
? A
? T
? O
? G
? U
? N
85 ? P
? J
? S
86 ? M
? A
? Y
? I
87 ? M
88 ? W
? A
? R
? I
? O
89 ? P
? E
90 ? E
91 ? P
? T
? O
? E
92 ? L
? A
? Z
? A
? R
? U
93 ? S
94 ? P
? I
? N
? K
95 ? S
96 ? M
? I
? L
? K
? S
97 ? C
? O
? M
98 ? G
? E
? S
? T
99 ? E
100 ? O
? S
? S
? I
101 ? E
102 ? A
? S
? Y
? E
? T
103 ? R
? A
? M
104 ? O
? F
? H
? E
? L
105 ? P
106 ? E
? R
107 ? I
? N
108 ? A
? N
? A
109 ? L
110 ? B
? O
111 ? W
112 ? S
113 ? E
? R
? S
? C
? A
114 ? S
115 ? T
116 ? L
117 ? E
118 ? W
? O
? M
? A
119 ? N
120 ? R
? E
? D
? H
? A
? I
? R
121 ? A
? T
? T
? A
? I
? N
122 ? L
? U
? I
? G
? I
123 ? A
? R
? I
? A
? N
? N
? A
124 ? N
? E
? O
? P
? E
? T
125 ? S
? T
? A
? S
? H
126 ? S
? T
? A
? T
? E
127 ? T
? D
? P
? A
? S
? S

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Clue Analysis

The 4-letter answer to “Cyrillic way to write “U.S.S.R.”” in the NYT Crossword July 26 2026 is CCCP.

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A: The most common and recent 4-letter answer for "Cyrillic way to write "U.S.S.R."" is CCCP.

A: The Cyrillic alphabet used in Russian represents the letters 'S' and 'R' with characters that resemble 'C' and 'P' in the Latin alphabet. Therefore, 'U.S.S.R.' is written as 'CCCP' in Cyrillic, reflecting the initials of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

A: This clue was last seen in the NYT Crossword on July 26, 2026.

A: CCCP is the Cyrillic abbreviation for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, known as the U.S.S.R. in English.

A: Cyrillic version of "U.S.S.R.", Letters on Ivan Drago's tracksuit in "Rocky IV", Letters on old kopecks, Letters on old Soviet rockets

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