| Erstwhile grp. of 15 | 20 |
| Eastern Eur. units | 18 |
| Communist federation: Abbr. | 27 |
| Cold war-era lands: Abbr. | 25 |
| Cold War states: Abbr. | 22 |
| CIS members, formerly | 21 |
| C.C.C.P. units | 14 |
| C.C.C.P. divisions | 18 |
| Bygone pol. units | 17 |
| Bygone grp. of 15 | 17 |
| Bygone Black Sea borderers: Abbr. | 33 |
| Byelorussia and Georgia: Abbr. | 30 |
| Baltic states, once: Abbr. | 26 |
| Azerbaijan and Ukraine, once (Abbr.) | 36 |
| Azerbaijan and Belarus, once: Abbr. | 35 |
| Armenia and Georgia, once: Abbr. | 32 |
| Armenia and Estonia, once: abbr. | 32 |
| Armenia and Azerbaijan, once: Abbr. | 35 |
| A lot of Eurasia, once: Abbr. | 29 |
| A great deal of Eurasia, once: Abbr. | 36 |
| Draft initials | 14 |
| Draft letters | 13 |
| Barbecue sound | 14 |
| Leaky tire sound | 16 |
| Draft agcy. | 11 |
| Conscription org. | 17 |
| Sizzling sound | 14 |
| Lit firecracker sound | 21 |
| Draft inits. | 12 |
| Sound of a leak | 15 |
| Sound at a fish fry | 19 |
| Snake's greeting | 20 |
| Service initials | 16 |
| Sound of deflation? | 19 |
| Sound of air escaping | 21 |
| Reptilian warning | 17 |
| Punctured ball sound | 20 |
| Pressure cooker's sound | 27 |
| Conscription agcy. | 18 |
| Sound after a pinprick | 22 |
| Griddle sound | 13 |
| Draft agency: Abbr. | 19 |
| Threatened snake's sound | 28 |
| Stovetop sound | 14 |
| Sound of a lit fuse | 19 |
| Sound after a pinprick, perhaps | 31 |
| Leaky radiator sound | 20 |
| Former draft org. | 17 |
| Flat tire sound | 15 |
| Flat sound? | 11 |
| Air-leak sound | 14 |
| When this sound stops, you'll be left flat | 46 |
| Sound of bacon frying | 21 |
| Sound of a soda can opening | 27 |
| Sound from a hot skillet | 24 |
| Serpent's sound | 19 |
| Radiator's sound | 20 |
| Onetime lottery org. | 20 |
| Old lottery org. | 16 |
| Lottery letters | 15 |
| Leaky balloon sound | 19 |
| Fizzle sound | 12 |
| Deflating sound | 15 |
| Adder's warning | 19 |
| "Greetings" org. | 26 |
| Warning from the critters that appear to be slithering through the grid? | 72 |
| Unhappy crowd sound | 19 |
| Teakettle sound | 15 |
| Steam iron sound | 16 |
| Sound of water hitting a hot pan | 32 |
| Sound of water hitting a hot frying pan | 39 |
| Sound from a wok | 16 |
| Sound after a puncture | 22 |
| Sound after a pinprick, sometimes | 33 |
| Snaky communication | 19 |
| Snake's sibilant sound | 26 |
| Snake's "Back off!" | 33 |
| Sautéing sound | 17 |
| Punctured tire sound | 20 |
| Old draft org. | 14 |
| Military draft org. | 19 |
| Mil. registration group | 23 |
| Mil. draft org. | 15 |
| Lottery-running org. | 20 |
| Kaa's sound in "The Jungle Book" | 46 |
| Kaa's sound in ''The Jungle Book'' | 54 |
| Induction grp. | 14 |
| Former draft initials | 21 |
| Fizzle or sizzle sound | 22 |
| Draft lottery org. | 18 |
| Draft HQ | 8 |
| Draft card org. | 15 |
| Draft card letters | 18 |
| Deflationary sound | 18 |
| Deflation indication | 20 |
| Deflating beach ball sound | 26 |
| Cobra's warning | 19 |
| Cobra warning | 13 |
| Call-up org. | 12 |
| Bad sound when you don't have a spare | 41 |