____ Xiaoping became China’s de facto leader in 1978 Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue ____ Xiaoping became China’s de facto leader in 1978 last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DENG.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DENG ____ Xiaoping became China’s de facto leader in 1978 (4) The Times Specialist Sunday Feb 21, 2021
61% IPSO __ facto (4) Newsday Jun 13, 2025
56% NORIEGA Manuel -, military leader; de facto head of state of Panama from 1983-89 (7) (7) Mirror Quiz Aug 19, 2025
53% MAO ___ Zedong (China's former leader) (3)
53% THEREBY Ipso facto (7)
53% ACTUAL De facto (6) New York Times Apr 22, 2020
53% REAL De facto (4) New York Times May 5, 2017
53% REALLY De facto (6)
51% ANA De Armas of 2025's "Ballerina" (3) Wall Street Journal Jul 26, 2025
51% PAL China (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 21, 2025

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