Khrushchev's predecessor as Soviet leader (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STALIN Khrushchev's predecessor as Soviet leader (6) (6)
95% NIKITA Soviet leader ___ Khrushchev (6) (6)
72% LENIN First Soviet leader (5) Universal Aug 29, 2025
69% BREZHNEV Soviet leader after Khrushchev (8) Eugene Sheffer Mar 29, 2019
67% DDE J.F.K.'s predecessor (3) New York Times Jul 29, 2025
67% MALENKOV Predecessor of Khrushchev (8)
55% COLDWAR Detente predecessor (7) Thomas Joseph Sep 8, 2025
55% SCALIA Gorsuch's predecessor (6) Wall Street Journal Aug 27, 2025
55% VCR TiVo predecessor (3) Wall Street Journal Aug 18, 2025
55% NES GameCube predecessor (3) USA Today Aug 10, 2025
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