Russian leader who, on his resignation in 1999, named Vladimir Putin acting president of Russia Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Russian leader who, on his resignation in 1999, named Vladimir Putin acting president of Russia last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BORIS YELTSIN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BORIS YELTSIN Russian leader who, on his resignation in 1999, named Vladimir Putin acting president of Russia (13) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 25, 2022
5% PUTIN Russian president Vladimir (5)
4% IQUIT Cry of resignation (5) New York Times Nov 5, 2025
4% SPIRO __ Agnew, Nixon's vice-president who resigned in disgrace (5) (5) The Guardian Weekend Sep 27, 2025
4% TSAR Former Russian leader (4) Universal Sep 25, 2025
4% LENIN Former Russian leader (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 12, 2025
4% CLINTONEASTWOOD An acting president? (15) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 4, 2025
4% YELTSIN Boris __, Russian president 1991-1999 (7) (7) The Guardian Weekend Aug 2, 2025
4% TSARS Former Russian leaders (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 1, 2025
4% RUSSIAN Vladimir Putin is one (7) Family Time Feb 17, 2025

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