Chinese communist statesman; designated successor of Mao Zedong from 1966 until his death in 1971 (3,4) Crossword Clue

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Crossword Answer For Chinese communist statesman; designated successor of Mao Zedong from 1966 until his death in 1971 (3,4):

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LINBIAO Chinese communist statesman; designated successor of Mao Zedong from 1966 until his death in 1971 (3,4) (7)
5% MAO Chinese Chairman Zedong (3)
5% DENG Mao Zedong's successor in China, ___ Xiaoping (4)
5% HUA Mao's successor as Chinese Communist leader (3)
4% NERO Claudius successor (4) Newsday Oct 16, 2025
4% GRANT Bernie -, Labour MP for Tottenham from 1987 until his death in 2000 (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Oct 13, 2025
4% DEFYING Death-___ (7) New York Times Oct 5, 2025
4% PSALMS Job successor (6) Newsday Oct 4, 2025
4% CHINA Pottery from communist regime (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Oct 3, 2025
4% SADAT Nasser's successor (5) Eugene Sheffer Sep 29, 2025
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