Former name for Ho Chi Minh City Crossword Clue

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Former name for Ho Chi Minh City Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a city in South Vietnam; formerly (as Saigon) it was the capital of French Indochina

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FORMER (adjective)
1. belonging to some prior time
2. belonging to the distant past
FORMER (noun)
1. the first of two or the first mentioned of two
NAME (verb)
1. assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
2. give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
NAME (noun)
1. family based on male descent
2. a defamatory or abusive word or phrase

More NYT Easy Mode Crossword (9/25/2026) Answers

Across

1. Watercraft traditionally made from birchbark

6. Fast-casual chain with Mediterranean-inspired bowls

10. A tent, sleeping bag, matches, etc., for a backpacker

14. Words from someone who is being totally serious

16. Peak

17. Dinner and a movie after a successful online match, say

18. When in __ …

19. Experimental musician Brian

20. Serving utensil in a punch bowl

21. Utterly trite and dull

22. One might be rung at the beginning of a church service

25. Exploit some loopholes, maybe

29. Opposed to

30. Supermodel Alek

31. ___ one's time (wait patiently)

34. Salon treatment that might be paired with a mani

35. Slightly off

37. Continent that's home to the highest and the lowest points in the world

38. Vape, by another name

39. Spot for a cuddly cat to sit

40. French city on the Loire

42. "Oh! While we're on the topic …"

45. Like an earworm

46. Random ___ of kindness (ways to brighten peoples' days)

47. Leave alone

48. Actor Smith who made his film debut with his real-life father in "The Pursuit of Happyness" (2006)

50. Main doctor, for short

53. Actress Shawkat of "Arrested Development"

54. Some professionals at a law firm

56. Group of united countries

57. Bad guys in some C.I.A. thrillers

58. ___ or swim

59. Vegetables sometimes paired with carrots

60. Fortuneteller's deck

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Down

1. List as a source

2. Similar to

3. El ___ (weather phenomenon)

4. Word before duck or sock

5. Small holes in sneakers

6. Snuggle

7. More than a little uptight

8. Gives a thumbs-up, so to speak

9. Had a meal

10. Some lo-fi music groups

11. Those studying supply and demand

12. Capital of Jordan

13. Spool attached to a fishing rod

15. Dentist's concern

21. Commit to the ___ (what a an improv comic might do)

22. Words from someone rushing out for just a minute

24. Makes a polite request

43. Card that might be low or high

44. Counterparts of sirs

45. Some large stringed instruments

47. Places to conduct science experiments

49. Calculation determined by base times height, for a rectangle

50. Duo

51. Nickname that drops "-patra"

52. "I have a secret!"

54. Kind of rally that might be held in a high school gymnasium

55. Stat on a college application

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