Soviet ruler keeps eastern church in clemency (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Soviet ruler keeps eastern church in clemency (8) featured in Mirror Cryptic puzzle on February 6, 2026. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LENIENCE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LENIENCE Soviet ruler keeps eastern church in clemency (8) (8) Mirror Cryptic Feb 6, 2026
6% EMIR Middle Eastern ruler (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 19, 2026
5% LENIN Soviet leader (5) The Telegraph Quick Jan 24, 2026
5% EMIRS Middle Eastern rulers (5) Universal Dec 5, 2025
4% MIDAS Mythical ruler (5) (5) Mirror Quick Feb 6, 2026
4% REIGN Ruler's length? (5) New York Times Feb 4, 2026
4% MIR Former Soviet space station (3) Wall Street Journal Feb 2, 2026
4% DESPOT Tyrannical ruler (6) New York Times Jan 28, 2026
4% TABS Keep ___ on (4) New York Times Jan 28, 2026
4% PEWS Church benches (4) Universal Jan 28, 2026

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