__ Khrushchev, former leader of the Soviet Union (6) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue __ Khrushchev, former leader of the Soviet Union (6) featured in Guardian Weekend puzzle on September 12, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NIKITA.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NIKITA __ Khrushchev, former leader of the Soviet Union (6) (6) The Guardian Weekend Sep 12, 2026
7% EVILEMPIRE The Soviet Union, to Reagan (10) New York Times Aug 11, 2026
7% STALIN Former leader of the Soviet Union (6)
7% BREZHNEV He succeeded Khrushchev as leader of the Soviet Union (8)
6% ASSAD Former Syrian leader (5) Newsday Aug 13, 2026
6% FRAN Actress/union leader Drescher (4) New York Times Jul 16, 2026
6% USSR Former Soviet Union (4)
5% DUES Union payment (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 12, 2026
5% TUTTUT I disapprove of leaders of trade unions talking repeatedly (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 7, 2026
5% ALI ___ Khamenei, former supreme leader of Iran (3) New York Times Aug 27, 2026

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