Abdicator of 1917

The answer

TSAR

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TSAR answer page.

Used 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for TSAR

Every other clue in this collection answered by TSAR, most used first.

• Despot - used 180 times, most recently in 2026
• Autocrat - used 100 times, most recently in 2014
• Romanov ruler - used 96 times, most recently in 2026
• Russian ruler - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
• Ruler - used 87 times, most recently in 1997
• Old Russian ruler - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
• Former Russian ruler - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
• Winter Palace resident - used 64 times, most recently in 2025
• Bygone Russian ruler - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
• Peter the Great, e.g. - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Bygone despot - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• Ivan or Peter - used 32 times, most recently in 2022
• Old autocrat - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Bygone autocrat - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Ivan the Terrible, e.g. - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Nicholas II, for one - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Boris Godunov, for one - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Peter or Paul - used 30 times, most recently in 2019
• Russian despot - used 30 times, most recently in 2022
• Russian ruler until 1917 - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Ruler until 1917 - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Bygone ruler - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Russian ruler of old - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Emperor - used 24 times, most recently in 1999
• Dictator - used 23 times, most recently in 2003
• Pre-1917 ruler - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Autocrat until 1917 - used 22 times, most recently in 2015
• Nicholas II, e.g. - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Russian ruler of yore - used 22 times, most recently in 2017
• Romanov title - used 21 times, most recently in 2020
• Ivan or Nicholas - used 20 times, most recently in 2020
• Ivan the Terrible, for one - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Nicholas, for one - used 20 times, most recently in 2018
• Russian leader before 1917 - used 19 times, most recently in 2015
• Winter Palace ruler - used 19 times, most recently in 2023
• Former ruler - used 18 times, most recently in 2010
• Onetime Russian ruler - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Peter, for one - used 18 times, most recently in 2021
• Peter or Ivan - used 18 times, most recently in 2010
• Peter the Great, for one - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Boris Godunov, e.g. - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Pre-1917 Russian ruler - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Russian autocrat - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Old despot - used 16 times, most recently in 2021
• Old ruler - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Peter or Nicholas - used 16 times, most recently in 2019
• Ruler of yore - used 16 times, most recently in 2016
• Old Russian despot - used 15 times, most recently in 2016
• Nicholas or Alexander - used 14 times, most recently in 2011
• Pre-1917 autocrat - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Homeland despot - used 13 times, most recently in 2007
• Anastasia's father, e.g. - used 12 times, most recently in 2013
• Autocratic ruler - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
• Nicholas I or II - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
• Old Russian monarch - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Peter or Paul, but not Mary - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Title for a Romanov - used 12 times, most recently in 2016
• Winter Palace resident, once - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Former Russian leader - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Monarch. - used 11 times, most recently in 1976
• Nicholas II was the last one - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Nicholas or Peter - used 11 times, most recently in 2014
• Pre-Soviet royalty - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Russian ruler, once - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Nicholas II was the last - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
• Peter I, for one - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
• Peter the Great's title - used 10 times, most recently in 2006
• Winter Palace denizen - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• An anagram for "rats" - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• Autocrat of old - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Autocrat of yore - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• Bygone Russian despot - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Despot of old - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Former Russian despot - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• Nicholas II. - used 9 times, most recently in 2000
• Nicholas was one - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Old Russian autocrat - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Old Russian leader - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Pre-Soviet ruler - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Russian emperor - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Title derived from "Caesar" - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Bolshevik target - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Godunov, for one - used 8 times, most recently in 2006
• Tyrant - used 8 times, most recently in 2009
• Bolshevik foe - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Bygone leader - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Bygone monarch - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Deposed despot - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Former Russian autocrat - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Former Russian monarch - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Nicholas - used 7 times, most recently in 1971
• Nicholas or Ivan - used 7 times, most recently in 2003
• Old monarch - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
• Peter, e.g. - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Pre-Lenin Russian ruler - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Pre-revolution ruler - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Ruler opposed by the Bolsheviks - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Russian sovereign - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Alexandra's husband - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Anastasia's father was one - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• "Arts" anagram - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Bygone Russian leader - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Leader opposed by the Bolsheviks - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Nicholas I was one - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Old overlord - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Pre-Lenin ruler - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Rimsky-Korsakov's "The Tale of ___ Saltan" - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Ruler of old - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Ruler of old Russia - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Russian leader until 1917 - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Russian monarch - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Ukase issuer - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
• Winter Palace occupant - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Winter Palace VIP - used 6 times, most recently in 2024

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• Plane of 1917. - SPAD, used 7 times

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