Old country with aviation centre(5 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Old country with aviation centre”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 17th December 2025.
The answer is
Z
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Other clues that solve to ZAIRE
The same answer often re-appears with different clues over the years. Tap a clue to open its answer page, or the date to jump straight to that day's puzzle.
- #15 across Former country with a middle sized river! (5) 3rd March 2026
- #16 down Old country with aviation centre (5) 17th December 2025
- #26 across African river longer than an English one (5) 13th January 2025
- #33 across Old African country with a middle-sized river (5) 12th November 2024
- #2 down Large African river or middle-sized English one (5) 2nd October 2024
- #3 across Where, formerly, putting the finish before the start led to anger! (5) 9th July 2024
- #15 across Former country with a middle sized river! (5) 16th November 2020
- #26 across African river longer than an English one (5) 17th October 2018
- #33 across African country with a middle-sized river (5) 16th August 2018
- #2 down Large African river or middle-sized English one (5) 12th July 2018
- #3 across Where, formerly, putting the finish before the start led to anger! (5) 23rd April 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 17th December 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down Coffee can put a hotheaded in a coma! (5)
- #2 down Show the direction to Ayr, possibly? (7)
- #3 across Parts of the Far East (5)
- #4 down Part of Montreal associated with Madrid (4)
- #5 down Does every star have such a body? (6)
- #6 down Poles touring the States with a girl (5)
- #7 down No bare-headed bird, it would seem (5)
- #8 across Flashy perhaps, but maybe of mechanical efficiency (5)
- #9 down A snake around grandma's neck? (3)
- #10 across Looking back, one finds sweetness in asparagus (5)
- #11 across An exclamation of scorn? (3)