Autocratic ruler Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Autocratic ruler featured in Puzzler Backwords puzzle on October 18, 2025. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is POTENTATE.

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4 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
POTENTATE Autocratic ruler (9) Puzzler Backwords Oct 18, 2025
DICTATOR Autocratic ruler (8) The Times Concise Oct 12, 2021
TSAR Autocratic ruler (4)
CZAR Autocratic ruler (4)

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