Some dark, handsome ruler in the East Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Some dark, handsome ruler in the East 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is KHAN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KHAN Some dark, handsome ruler in the East (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 21, 2016
7% TALL Dark and handsome preceder (4)
6% SOYS Some dark and salty sauces (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 16, 2025
6% GUAPO Handsome, in Spanish (5) Premier Sunday Sep 21, 2025
5% EMIR Mideast ruler (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 20, 2025
5% TYRANT Ruthless ruler (6) LA Times Daily Oct 19, 2025
5% POTENTATE Autocratic ruler (9) Puzzler Backwords Oct 18, 2025
5% SEEMLY Look largely vacant but handsome (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Oct 17, 2025
5% NOIR Dark genre (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025
5% IVAN "Terrible" ruler (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 7, 2025

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