The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SHAH which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Exile of 1979 crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHAH | 68 % | 4 |
| AMIN | 29 % | 4 |
| IDIAMIN | 4 % | 7 |
Why may SHAH be the right solution?
The Shah of Iran was exiled in 1979 during the Iranian Revolution, making "SHAH" the correct answer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Exile of 1979
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- adam
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- ban
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Crossword Answer definitions
SHAH noun- A king of Persia or Iran.
- A supreme ruler in some Middle Eastern or South Asian nations.
- A Ukrainian monetary unit.
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 SHAH
- Ayatollah predecessor
- Former Iranian ruler
- Onetime Iranian ruler
- Onetime ruler of 23A
- Bygone ruler
- Walton of Wal-Mart
- Monarch until 1979
- Ruler with a palace in Tehran, once
- ___ mat (Arabic phrase meaning "the king is defeated" that led to the word "checkmate")
- Jahan's title
More clues leading to the result AMIN
- '70s African dictator
- Former African dictator
- Ousted Ugandan
- Former Ugandan politico
- Obote's successor
- Big name in despotism
- Obote's deposer
- See 103 Down
- African tyrant
- Idi of Uganda