| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SSR | Former bloc letters |
| USSR | Bloc letters, once |
| SSR | Erstwhile bloc letters |
| MAJORITY | With the shaded letters, large but not often vocal voting bloc |
| WARSAWPACT | Former European bloc |
| SSR | Former Soviet Bloc memb. |
| UAR | Former Mideast bloc: abbr. |
| WARSAWPACT | Former Eastern Bloc alliance |
