Yuri ___, leader of the Soviet Union (as General Secretary of its Communist Party) who succeeded Leonid Brezhnev in 1982 (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ANDROPOV Yuri ___, leader of the Soviet Union (as General Secretary of its Communist Party) who succeeded Leonid Brezhnev in 1982 (8) (8)
6% BREZHNEV Leonid __, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, 1964 -1982 (8) (8) The Guardian Weekend Mar 8, 2025
5% LEONID Brezhnev of the Soviet Union (6) New York Times Sep 28, 2025
4% LARA Yuri Zhivago's love (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 27, 2025
4% NIKITA Soviet leader Khrushchev (6) Universal Dec 20, 2025
4% LENIN First Soviet leader (5) Newsday Dec 16, 2025
4% REAGAN President who succeeded Carter (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 13, 2025
4% PURGE Party's leader longing for expulsion (5) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 11, 2025
4% ODDER Stranger bringing Communist Party to the West (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 9, 2025
4% ANNAN Kofi ___, former secretary general of the United Nations (5) New York Times Dec 7, 2025
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