| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| PERSIA | Iran’s former name | |
| BURMA | Myanmar’s former name | |
| SIAM | Thailand’s former name | |
| FORMOSA | Former name of Taiwan | |
| SHAHS | Former monarchs of Iran | |
| MADRAS | Former name of Chennai | |
| TELECOM | Former name of Telstra | |
| ZAIRE | The Congo’s former name | |
| RHODESIA | Former name of Zimbabwe | |
| SERENDIP | Former name of Sri Lanka | |
| STALINGRAD | A former name of Volgograd | |
| CEYLON | Former name of Sri Lanka | |
| EEN | On return former name looked even shorter | |
| ONTARIO | Name of province in Iran, too, perhaps | |