Like many Russian housing blocks

The answer to “Like many Russian housing blocks” in the New York Times crossword is SOVIETERA — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 7, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 56-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Like many Russian housing blocks” answer

SOVIETERA (9 letters)

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Why the answer is SOVIETERA

SOVIETERA is the 9-letter solution that fits "Like many Russian housing blocks" in the NYT Crossword crossword on December 7, 2025 (56-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

When else has “Like many Russian housing blocks” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

December 7, 2025 (most recent) → SOVIETERA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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