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Crossword Answer For Yuri ___, leader of the Soviet Union (as General Secretary of its Communist Party) who succeeded Leonid Brezhnev in 1982 (8):
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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | ANDROPOV Yuri ___, leader of the Soviet Union (as General Secretary of its Communist Party) who succeeded Leonid Brezhnev in 1982 (8) | (8) | ||
| 7% | LEONID Brezhnev of the Soviet Union | (6) | New York Times | Sep 28, 2025 |
| 6% | BREZHNEV Leonid __, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, 1964 -1982 (8) | (8) | The Guardian Weekend | Mar 8, 2025 |
| 4% | SOUTHEY Poet laureate who was succeeded by Wordsworth | (7) | The Times Specialist | Nov 24, 2025 |
| 4% | NIKITA __ Khrushchev, former leader of the Soviet Union (6) | (6) | The Guardian Weekend | Oct 25, 2025 |
| 4% | BLONDIE Leonid Brezhnev's top punk group | (7) | ||
| 4% | VOROSHILOV Kliment ___, Soviet head of state from 1953 to 1960, succeeded by Leonid Brezhnev (10) | (10) | ||
| 4% | YURIANDROPOV Leonid Brezhnev, ____, Konstantin Chernenko | (12) | The Times Specialist Sunday | Aug 11, 2024 |
| 4% | CHERNENKO Konstantin -, General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party from 1984-85 | (9) | Mirror Quiz | Jun 19, 2024 |
| 4% | LEONIDBREZHNEV General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982 | (14) |
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