Emperor is some leader as tyrannical, in retrospect Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Emperor is some leader as tyrannical, in retrospect last seen in Guardian Cryptic 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 TSAR.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TSAR Emperor is some leader as tyrannical, in retrospect (4) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 16, 2023
6% NERO Tyrannical Roman emperor (4) (4) The Sun Mini Aug 18, 2025
5% OCTAVIAN The emperor Augustus (8) Eugene Sheffer Oct 27, 2025
5% PENGUIN Emperor of Antarctica (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 1, 2025
5% DESPOT Tyrannical leader (6) Universal Dec 7, 2017
4% CATARACT Charlie at a car retrospective, with temperature and eye problem (8) (8) The Sun Two Speed Nov 9, 2025
4% KOHL '90s German leader (4) Newsday Oct 31, 2025
4% INTRA Office leader? (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 30, 2025
4% IMAM Prayer leader (4) New York Times Oct 30, 2025
4% MOD Discussion forum leader (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 29, 2025

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