Crossword answer
TSAR
4 letters · Used for 64 different clues · 189 appearances · Last seen Daily Express, August 25, 2026
Letter pattern
TSAR
Clues that lead to TSAR
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Bygone Russian leader4New York TimesAug 25, 2026
New arts supremo4Daily ExpressAug 25, 2026
Former Russian emperor4Evening StandardAug 16, 2026
Boris Godunov, e.g.4Wall Street JournalAug 14, 2026
Old Russian ruler4LA TimesAug 11, 2026
Former Russian ruler4Evening StandardAug 3, 2026
Title derived from "caesar"4LA TimesJul 24, 2026
Title for a Russian emperor before 19174Everyday Puzzles DailyJul 22, 2026
Romanov ruler4Eugene ShefferJul 18, 2026
Title abolished in 19174New York TimesJul 11, 2026
Emperor4Evening StandardJul 11, 2026
Peter or Paul, but not Mary4LA TimesJul 10, 2026
Peter the Great, for one4LA TimesJul 8, 2026
Russia's Peter the Great, e.g.4New York TimesJul 6, 2026
27 small parts for top Russian ...4The IndependentJun 30, 2026
Ruler until 19174USA TodayJun 29, 2026
Nicholas II was the last __ of Russia4Everyday Puzzles DailyJun 27, 2026
Peter the Great, eg (4)4The GuardianJun 25, 2026
Russian ruler of the past4USA TodayJun 24, 2026
Nicholas II, for one4Thomas JosephJun 17, 2026
Person appointed as an authority (4)4The SunJun 14, 2026
Gets a Russian to conceal leader (4)4The SunJun 14, 2026
Powerful Romanov4New York TimesJun 14, 2026
Despot4Eugene ShefferJun 8, 2026
Historic Bulgarian ruler4New York TimesJun 4, 2026
Pre-1917 Russian ruler4LA TimesMay 26, 2026
Ruler in Russian history4New York TimesMay 24, 2026
Get Sarah to protect Russian leader (4)4The SunMay 15, 2026
Public official with responsibility for a specific problem (4)4The SunMay 15, 2026
Nicholas II, e.g.4Wall Street JournalMay 12, 2026
Russian emperor4Evening StandardMay 1, 2026
Title in old St. Petersburg4New York TimesApr 19, 2026
Position removed by the February Revolution4New York TimesApr 12, 2026
Russian leader upset procrastinating hosts (4)4The SunMar 31, 2026
Public official with responsibility for a particular problem (4)4The SunMar 31, 2026
Russian ruler4Daily ExpressMar 25, 2026
Starts to take seriously appalling Russian despot4The IndependentMar 14, 2026
Ruler4Evening StandardFeb 20, 2026
Boris Godunov, for one4Eugene ShefferJan 3, 2026
Bygone ruler4Eugene ShefferDec 30, 2025
Ruler before 19174New York TimesDec 14, 2025
Feodor I, for one4New York TimesDec 7, 2025
Onetime leader in St. Petersburg4New York TimesNov 18, 2025
Winter Palace denizen4Eugene ShefferOct 31, 2025
Onetime resident of the Winter Palace4New York TimesOct 16, 2025
A tyrant4Evening StandardSep 29, 2025
Star maker in old Russia4Evening StandardAug 16, 2025
Russian ruler of old4New York TimesAug 12, 2025
Bygone Russian ruler4New York TimesJul 21, 2025
Ruler opposed by the Bolsheviks4New York TimesJul 15, 2025
Ruling title that dates back to the Byzantine Empire4New York TimesJun 18, 2025
Erstwhile autocrat4NewsdayJan 23, 2025
Bygone autocrat4NewsdayJan 12, 2025
Nicholas II was the last one4New York TimesJan 12, 2025
Until 1917, emperor of Russia4The IndependentDec 21, 2024
Imperial Russian ruler4Evening StandardDec 6, 2024
Tyrant4Evening StandardOct 1, 2024
Emperor overwhelmed by part of Soviets' army4The IndependentSep 24, 2024
Ivan was a terrible one4Evening StandardJul 22, 2024
Government official gets a rise (slightly less than fifty percent)4The IndependentJun 15, 2024
Leaders from the Senate meeting a Republican authority figure4The IndependentFeb 19, 2024
Autocrat4Evening StandardNov 23, 2022
An old ruler4Evening StandardAug 9, 2022
Title for Russia's Nicholas or Peter4Daily ThemedJul 13, 2021
About TSAR in crosswords
TSAR is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 189 times in our database across 64 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “New arts supremo” in the Daily Express crossword on August 25, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
AUNTRelative
ALLY"___ McBeal," legal comedy-drama where Calista Flockhart plays the idealistic lead who gives the show its name
WONTTom Petty’s “I -- Back Down”
AMIEFemale friend in France
OBISKimono sashes
LISPIs in the record as an imperfect utterance
STOPCease
WEEDA diminutive figure, but growing
DELISupermarket cold-cuts area
AGESHistoric times
EYEDTook a good look at
HILOBig Island county seat
MICAGlittery mineral
AUTOCar
Every appearance of TSAR (189)
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Aug 25, 2026
New arts supremo · Daily Express · 27 Across
Aug 25, 2026
Bygone Russian leader · New York Times · 63 Across
Aug 16, 2026
Former Russian emperor · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Aug 14, 2026
Boris Godunov, e.g. · Wall Street Journal · 114 Across
Aug 11, 2026
Old Russian ruler · LA Times · Across
Aug 3, 2026
Former Russian ruler · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Jul 24, 2026
Title derived from "caesar" · LA Times · Across
Jul 22, 2026
Title for a Russian emperor before 1917 · Everyday Puzzles Daily · 22
Jul 21, 2026
Old Russian ruler · New York Times · 8 Down
Jul 18, 2026
Romanov ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 51 Across
Jul 16, 2026
Romanov ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Down
Jul 11, 2026
Emperor · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Jul 11, 2026
Title abolished in 1917 · New York Times · 26 Down
Jul 10, 2026
Peter or Paul, but not Mary · LA Times · Across
Jul 8, 2026
Peter the Great, for one · LA Times · Down
Jul 6, 2026
Russia's Peter the Great, e.g. · New York Times · 10 Across
Jun 30, 2026
27 small parts for top Russian ... · The Independent · 13 Across
Jun 29, 2026
Ruler until 1917 · USA Today · 28 Down
Jun 27, 2026
Nicholas II was the last __ of Russia · Everyday Puzzles Daily · 5
Jun 25, 2026
Peter the Great, eg (4) · The Guardian · 18 Across
Jun 24, 2026
Russian ruler of the past · USA Today · 42 Across
Jun 17, 2026
Nicholas II, for one · Thomas Joseph · 41 Across
Jun 14, 2026
Person appointed as an authority (4) · The Sun · 17 Across
Jun 14, 2026
Gets a Russian to conceal leader (4) · The Sun · 17 Across
Jun 14, 2026
Powerful Romanov · New York Times · 48 Down
Jun 8, 2026
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 48 Down
Jun 4, 2026
Historic Bulgarian ruler · New York Times · 35 Across
May 27, 2026
Romanov ruler · Wall Street Journal · 38 Across
May 26, 2026
Pre-1917 Russian ruler · LA Times · Across
May 24, 2026
Ruler in Russian history · New York Times · 32 Down
May 23, 2026
Romanov ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 19 Down
May 18, 2026
Former Russian ruler · LA Times · Down
May 15, 2026
Public official with responsibility for a specific problem (4) · The Sun · 8 Across
May 15, 2026
Get Sarah to protect Russian leader (4) · The Sun · 8 Across
May 12, 2026
Nicholas II, e.g. · Wall Street Journal · 5 Down
May 1, 2026
Russian emperor · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Apr 19, 2026
Title in old St. Petersburg · New York Times · 35 Across
Apr 12, 2026
Position removed by the February Revolution · New York Times · 110 Down
Mar 31, 2026
Public official with responsibility for a particular problem (4) · The Sun · 23 Down
Mar 31, 2026
Russian leader upset procrastinating hosts (4) · The Sun · 23 Down
Mar 25, 2026
Russian ruler · Daily Express · 18 Across
Mar 23, 2026
Russian emperor · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Mar 14, 2026
Starts to take seriously appalling Russian despot · The Independent · 2 Down
Mar 10, 2026
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 32 Across
Feb 23, 2026
Emperor · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Feb 20, 2026
Ruler · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Jan 23, 2026
Russian ruler · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Jan 3, 2026
Boris Godunov, for one · Eugene Sheffer · 11 Down
Dec 30, 2025
Bygone ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Across
Dec 17, 2025
Russian ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Across
Dec 14, 2025
Ruler before 1917 · New York Times · 56 Across
Dec 10, 2025
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 45 Down
Dec 7, 2025
Feodor I, for one · New York Times · 113 Down
Nov 30, 2025
Former Russian emperor · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Nov 18, 2025
Onetime leader in St. Petersburg · New York Times · 37 Down
Nov 14, 2025
Russian ruler · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Oct 31, 2025
Winter Palace denizen · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Down
Oct 16, 2025
Onetime resident of the Winter Palace · New York Times · 63 Across
Sep 29, 2025
A tyrant · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Sep 14, 2025
Former Russian emperor · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Sep 3, 2025
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 6 Down
Aug 16, 2025
Star maker in old Russia · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Aug 12, 2025
Russian ruler of old · New York Times · 10 Down
Aug 5, 2025
Romanov ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Down
Jul 21, 2025
Bygone Russian ruler · New York Times · 41 Down
Jul 15, 2025
Ruler opposed by the Bolsheviks · New York Times · 36 Down
Jul 9, 2025
Former Russian emperor · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Jul 2, 2025
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Across
Jun 18, 2025
Ruling title that dates back to the Byzantine Empire · New York Times · 33 Down
May 16, 2025
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across
May 8, 2025
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Across
Apr 3, 2025
Bygone ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 53 Across
Mar 24, 2025
Winter Palace denizen · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Down
Feb 28, 2025
Russian ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 46 Down
Jan 31, 2025
Romanov ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 38 Across
Jan 23, 2025
Erstwhile autocrat · Newsday · Down
Jan 12, 2025
Bygone autocrat · Newsday · Down
Jan 12, 2025
Nicholas II was the last one · New York Times · 35 Across
Dec 31, 2024
Former Russian emperor · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Dec 26, 2024
Winter Palace denizen · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Across
Dec 21, 2024
Until 1917, emperor of Russia · The Independent · 13 Across
Dec 7, 2024
Bygone ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 44 Down
Dec 6, 2024
Imperial Russian ruler · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Nov 30, 2024
Russian ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 55 Across
Nov 22, 2024
Imperial Russian ruler · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Nov 7, 2024
A tyrant · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Oct 16, 2024
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Across
Oct 1, 2024
Tyrant · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Sep 24, 2024
Emperor overwhelmed by part of Soviets' army · The Independent · 21 Across
Jul 31, 2024
Romanov ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 11 Down
Jul 22, 2024
Ivan was a terrible one · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Jul 1, 2024
Winter Palace denizen · Eugene Sheffer · 56 Across
Jun 15, 2024
Government official gets a rise (slightly less than fifty percent) · The Independent · 4 Down
May 13, 2024
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Across
May 3, 2024
Russian ruler · The Independent · 20 Down
Apr 18, 2024
Tyrant · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Apr 1, 2024
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 35 Across
Mar 26, 2024
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 35 Across
Mar 3, 2024
Imperial Russian ruler · The Independent · 7 Down
Mar 1, 2024
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Down
Feb 19, 2024
Leaders from the Senate meeting a Republican authority figure · The Independent · 25 Down
Jan 22, 2024
Bygone ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Across
Dec 22, 2023
Russian ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 43 Down
Dec 13, 2023
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Across
Dec 4, 2023
Romanov ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 13 Down
Nov 14, 2023
Bygone ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 11 Down
Nov 13, 2023
Russian ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 35 Across
Nov 3, 2023
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 22 Across
Sep 18, 2023
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 24 Across
Sep 14, 2023
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 60 Across
Sep 4, 2023
Romanov ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Across
Jul 15, 2023
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 56 Across
Jun 27, 2023
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 50 Across
Jun 16, 2023
Russian ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 39 Down
May 22, 2023
Emperor · Evening Standard · 7 Down
May 16, 2023
Romanov ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Down
Mar 16, 2023
Former Russian emperor · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Jan 30, 2023
Romanov ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 49 Across
Jan 10, 2023
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Down
Dec 21, 2022
Russian ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 49 Down
Dec 14, 2022
Emperor · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Nov 23, 2022
Autocrat · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Oct 24, 2022
Emperor · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Oct 12, 2022
Romanov ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 56 Across
Oct 5, 2022
Emperor · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Sep 14, 2022
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 45 Down
Sep 3, 2022
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across
Sep 1, 2022
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Across
Aug 29, 2022
Russian ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 58 Across
Aug 9, 2022
An old ruler · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Aug 5, 2022
Romanov ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 44 Down
Jul 21, 2022
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 30 Down
Jul 8, 2022
Russian ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 44 Down
Jun 22, 2022
Ruler · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Jun 1, 2022
Emperor · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Mar 8, 2022
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Down
Jan 19, 2022
Former Russian emperor · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Dec 31, 2021
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 34 Across
Dec 15, 2021
Romanov ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Across
Nov 2, 2021
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 43 Down
Nov 1, 2021
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 42 Down
Oct 11, 2021
Russian ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Across
Sep 21, 2021
Former Russian emperor · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Sep 17, 2021
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 45 Down
Sep 10, 2021
Russian ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 34 Across
Sep 6, 2021
Russian ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 57 Across
Jul 21, 2021
Former Russian emperor · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Jul 13, 2021
Title for Russia's Nicholas or Peter · Daily Themed · 13 Down
Jul 10, 2021
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across
Jul 1, 2021
Former Russian ruler · Evening Standard · 17 Across
May 27, 2021
Emperor · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Apr 30, 2021
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 45 Down
Feb 20, 2021
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across
Feb 10, 2021
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 14 Across
Jan 19, 2021
Russian ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 44 Down
Jan 5, 2021
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Down
Jan 1, 2021
Russian emperor · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Dec 15, 2020
Russian emperor · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Nov 28, 2020
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 35 Across
Nov 3, 2020
Emperor · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Oct 20, 2020
Russian ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 24 Across
Sep 17, 2020
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 49 Down
Sep 10, 2020
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 27 Down
Sep 7, 2020
Ruler · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Sep 5, 2020
Russian ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 36 Across
Aug 25, 2020
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 14 Across
Aug 15, 2020
Russian ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 55 Across
Jul 30, 2020
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Across
Jul 23, 2020
Former Russian emperor · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Jul 8, 2020
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 2 Down
Jul 1, 2020
Russian ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 41 Across
Jun 30, 2020
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 41 Down
May 25, 2020
Russian ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 49 Across
May 5, 2020
Russian ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 41 Down
Mar 31, 2020
Russian ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Down
Mar 27, 2020
Russian ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 34 Across
Mar 25, 2020
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 26 Across
Mar 3, 2020
A tyrant · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Feb 20, 2020
Russian ruler · Eugene Sheffer · 43 Down
Feb 4, 2020
Former Russian emperor · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Jan 23, 2020
Despot · Eugene Sheffer · 43 Down
Dec 30, 2019
Star maker in old Russia · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Apr 10, 2019
Former Russian emperor · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Oct 26, 2018
Imperial Russian ruler · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Sep 20, 2018
Former Russian emperor · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Jul 31, 2018
A tyrant · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Jun 27, 2018
Tyrant · Evening Standard · 3 Down
May 1, 2018
Ivan was a terrible one · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Feb 6, 2018
Tyrant · Evening Standard · 7 Down