| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| UKRAINE | Former Soviet state | |
| YUGOSLAVIA | Former eastern state | |
| PRUSSIA | Former German state | |
| RUSSIA | Former Soviet Union | |
| ARMENIA | Former Soviet republic | |
| ESTONIA | Former Soviet republic | |
| USSR | Former Soviet Union (init) | |
| REGRESS | Return to a former state | |
| REVERTBACK | Return to a former state | |
| EXPRESS | Put the squeeze on former state | |
| RESTITUTE | To restore to a former state. | |
| AZERBAIJAN | Former Soviet republic on the Caspian Sea | |