Persian ruler, former king, turned up trumps, ultimately Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Persian ruler, former king, turned up trumps, ultimately last seen in Telegraph 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is XERXES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% XERXES Persian ruler, former king, turned up trumps, ultimately (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 27, 2020
5% OUTDO Trump (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 4, 2025
5% SHAH Persian ruler cooking hash (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 2, 2025
5% TSARS Former Russian rulers (5) USA Today Aug 20, 2025
5% TSAR Former Russian ruler (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 18, 2025
5% GULF Persian ___ (4) Universal Aug 18, 2025
5% ABACHA Former military ruler, (6) (6)
5% SHAHS Former Persian monarchs (5)
5% XERXESI Former Persian ruler (7)
4% RUFF Collar Trump (4) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 9, 2025

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