Despot
The crossword clue "Despot" is answered by TSAR, a 4-letter entry. Used 180 times across 49 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1947. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
TSAR
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TSAR answer page.
Used 180 times across 49 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1947. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this pilot link to their own answer page.
- TYRANT (34 uses in xd)
- CZAR (11 uses in xd)
- DICTATOR (5 uses in xd)
- AUTOCRAT (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for TSAR
Every other clue in this pilot answered by TSAR, most used first.
- Romanov ruler - used 96 times, most recently in 2026
- Russian ruler - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
- Old Russian ruler - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
- Former Russian ruler - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
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