The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word TSAR , but the solution may also be CZAR which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in Boston Globe).
Despot crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TSAR | 66 % | 4 |
| TYRANT | 24 % | 6 |
| DICTATOR | 3 % | 8 |
| CZAR | 3 % | 4 |
| NERO | 2 % | 4 |
| ABSOLUTEMONARCH | 1 % | 15 |
| RULER | 1 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Despot
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- autocrat
- tyrant
- tsar
- satrap
- dictator
- despotic
- potentate
- despotism
- dictatorial
- megalomaniac
- dictators
- tyrants
Crossword Answer definitions
TSAR noun- An emperor of Russia (1547 to 1917) and of some South Slavic states.
- A person with great power; an autocrat.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result TSAR
- Autocrat
- Catherine's husband
- Despot
- Fyodor, for one
- Godunov, for one
- Homeland despot
- Peter the Great, e.g.
- Ruler of yore
- Top Romanov
- Alexander, for one
More clues leading to the result TYRANT
- Ivan or Peter
- Autocrat
- Despot
- Iron-fisted ruler
- Bossy boss
- Dictator
- Boss you'd like to toss
- Amin, for one
- Ruthless ruler
- Mean monarch
More clues leading to the result DICTATOR
- Charlie Chaplin's "The Great ___"
- Absolute ruler
- Order giver
- See 17 Across
- Oligarch.
- Famous Chaplin role.
- Charlie Chaplin's famous role.
- Perón.
- The boss, to a steno
- His word is law
More clues leading to the result CZAR
- Alexis, for one
- Russian monarch
- All-powerful one
- Russian ruler
- Autocrat of old
- Obama appointee
- Unelected political bigwig
- Big shot of industry
- Despot
- Baron
More clues leading to the result NERO
- Ancient fiddler
- Claudius I's adopted son
- Famous fiddler
- Fictional Wolfe
- Fiddling Roman tyrant
- Pianist Peter
- Rex's detective
- Roman fiddler
- "Quo Vadis?" emperor
- Caligula's nephew