Pre-revolution ruler

The answer

TSAR

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

Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 6 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 collection link to their own answer page.

• CZAR (1 uses in xd)

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
• Abdicator of 1917 - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• 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
• 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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