Sergei -, Soviet politician whose 1934 assassination was the start of the purge of the Communist Party by Stalin (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KIROV Sergei -, Soviet politician whose 1934 assassination was the start of the purge of the Communist Party by Stalin (5) (5)
4% TROTSKY Soviet revolutionary assassinated in 1940 (7) The Times Specialist Sep 29, 2025
4% LEONID ____ Brezhnev, Soviet politician (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 11, 2025
4% RID Purge (of) (3) LA Times Daily Aug 1, 2025
4% POLITBURO Soviet Communist Party group (9)
3% OBLITERATE Purge using crushed bitter aloe (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 6, 2025
3% KINDRED Considerate communist and family (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Nov 6, 2025
3% OSWALD Drunk was collared by elderly assassin (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 3, 2025
3% ONSET Start (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 3, 2025
3% REDHEADS Communist chiefs adored by Titian? (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 3, 2025
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