A ruler, especially an autocratic one (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% POTENTATE A ruler, especially an autocratic one (9) (9)
7% SHAHS Erstwhile autocrats (5) Newsday Oct 11, 2025
7% DESPOT Autocrat (6) The Times Sunday Concise Aug 31, 2025
7% DICTATOR Autocratic ruler (8) The Times Concise Oct 12, 2021
7% TSAR Autocratic ruler (4)
7% CZAR Autocratic ruler (4)
7% CAESARS Autocratic rulers. (7)
6% EMIR Mideast ruler (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 13, 2025
6% WITCH The White ____ is one of the rulers of CS Lewis's Narnia (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 12, 2025
6% TAME Not especially exciting (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
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