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Definitions for word TSAR

The following 177 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Tuesday, August 18, 20096DPeter I, II or IIITony Orbach
Tuesday, July 28, 200923ABygone despotTony Orbach
Thursday, May 21, 200928DRomanov rulerPatrick Blindauer
Wednesday, May 06, 200948DAutocrat until 1917Michael Callaway Barnhart
Tuesday, February 10, 200965AIvan or FeodorJohn Underwood
Monday, February 09, 200939AShah : Iran :: ___ : RussiaRandall J. Hartman
Wednesday, November 26, 200851DOld Russian despotHarvey Estes
Monday, October 20, 200823ALeader overthrown in 1917Daniel Raymon
Tuesday, July 22, 200851DRomanov rulerLynn Lempel
Sunday, May 18, 200859DEarly anti-CommunistBrendan Emmett Quigley
Saturday, May 17, 200835DRimsky-Korsakov's "The Tale of ___ Saltan"Mike Nothnagel
Sunday, March 16, 2008103DBygone autocratElizabeth C. Gorski
Friday, March 14, 200857DBygone crownKevin G. Der
Monday, February 18, 200856DRuler before 31-DownLynn Lempel
Saturday, February 16, 200852DPeter or Paul, but not MaryTony Orbach
Sunday, January 27, 200872DBygone leaderMike Nothnagel
Sunday, January 06, 200845A"The Guns of August" figureLynn Lempel
Tuesday, November 06, 200731ABoris Godunov, for oneJohn Underwood
Saturday, October 13, 200751ACossacks' leaderBarry C. Silk
Saturday, August 25, 20071DAlexis, e.g.Myles Callum
Tuesday, August 21, 200720AOld Russian rulerTom Heilman
Tuesday, August 14, 200766AFormer Russian royaltyC. W. Stewart
Sunday, July 22, 200718DDweller in the PeterhofDavid Levinson Wilk
Saturday, July 21, 200726DThe first one ruled 1547-84Raymond C. Young
Sunday, June 24, 200724DEarly 1900s rulerEric Berlin
Monday, June 11, 200758DNicholas I or IIHarriet Clifton
Friday, May 25, 200715DPlot target of the DecembristsMike Nothnagel
Wednesday, May 09, 200710APre-Communist leaderPatrick Merrell
Thursday, February 15, 20078DRuler of the CossacksElizabeth Rehfeld
Tuesday, January 09, 200758DPre-1917 autocratEd Early
Sunday, December 31, 200614DBygone despotElizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, December 03, 2006126ABygone despotPatrick Merrell
Monday, November 06, 200660DIvan the Terrible, e.g.Christina Houlihan Kelly
Monday, October 09, 200626DPre-1917 Russian rulerSarah Keller
Monday, August 14, 200626DOld Russian monarchGene Newman
Saturday, July 29, 200618ALeader in the Crimean WarBob Klahn
Monday, March 27, 200619APre-1917 monarchJanice M. Putney
Monday, March 13, 200632DNicholas II was the last oneBernice Gordon
Monday, December 05, 200562A26- or 55-DownGary Steinmehl
Friday, December 02, 20054DAnticommunist leaderPatrick Merrell
Tuesday, November 15, 200558DBoris Godunov, e.g.Sarah Keller
Sunday, October 02, 2005104AWinter Palace residentRandolph Ross
Monday, June 13, 200523ARomanov rulerEarl W. Reed
Thursday, June 09, 200553DPeter, for oneDavid J. Kahn
Wednesday, June 08, 20051AWinter Palace rulerRichard Chisholm
Sunday, May 22, 200552DPeter, for oneA. J. Santora
Sunday, March 20, 20054DRuler of yorePatrick Berry
Wednesday, January 05, 20055DMikhail Romanov, e.g.Michael Shteyman
Monday, December 20, 200433ARussian leader of oldKyle Mahowald
Sunday, November 14, 200440ADespot of yoreHarvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Tuesday, September 07, 200432DRussian leader before 1917Sarah Keller
Wednesday, May 26, 200419A1917 revolution casualtyDavid J. Kahn
Saturday, March 20, 200456ARimsky-Korsakov's "The Tale of ___ Saltan"Byron Walden
Monday, February 16, 200439DNicholas I or IICharles Barasch
Friday, January 30, 200455DFoe of communismManny Nosowsky
Friday, January 02, 200434DOld overlordSherry O. Blackard
Saturday, November 29, 200362ARimsky-Korsakov's "The Tale of ___ Saltan"Randolph Ross
Monday, November 17, 200369ARussian leader before 1917Sarah Keller
Sunday, November 16, 200338APast potentateCathy Millhauser
Tuesday, November 11, 200339DBygone despotM. Francis Vuolo
Tuesday, October 21, 200369ABygone autocratJohn Underwood
Monday, October 20, 200348DRussia's Nicholas I, e.g.Lynn Lempel
Tuesday, September 09, 200338DRomanov rulerRobert Zimmerman
Wednesday, August 27, 200331DLeader before LeninManny Nosowsky
Thursday, August 21, 200320APre-Red headPatrick Merrell
Wednesday, August 13, 200352DBygone autocratCharles E. Gersch
Friday, July 25, 200352DOld crowned headMichael Shteyman
Monday, June 02, 200364ARoyal RussianGregory E. Paul
Saturday, February 22, 200325DMichael, for oneDana Motley
Sunday, February 02, 200370DOld monarchMark Danna
Thursday, October 31, 200239DPeter, e.g.Dave and Diane Epperson
Monday, September 16, 200247ACustomer of Fabergé eggsRoy Leban
Monday, September 09, 20025ALeader of pre-1917 RussiaWilliam I. Johnston
Monday, July 01, 200236DLeader opposed by the BolsheviksAllan E. Parrish
Monday, June 17, 200235DPeter I, II or IIIJanice M. Putney
Monday, March 04, 200246AIvan or NicholasRandall J. Hartman
Thursday, February 28, 200228DRuler until 1917Greg Staples
Monday, October 29, 200150AOld autocratRichard Hughes
Monday, October 08, 20018DEx-leader of RussiaMonica Krausse
Wednesday, October 03, 200166AAlexander II, e.g.David Bunker
Wednesday, September 05, 200123ABoris Godunov, for oneLyell Rodieck
Wednesday, August 15, 200156DBygone despotKaren Young Bonin
Monday, July 09, 200161DOld Russian royalGregory E. Paul
Thursday, July 05, 200122APeter the Great, e.g.Peter Gordon
Wednesday, May 16, 200136DPre-Lenin rulerRichard Silvestri
Wednesday, May 09, 200161AAbdicator of 1917Ethan Cooper
Wednesday, May 02, 200164ABoris Godunov, for oneNancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Tuesday, April 24, 200155DNicholas II was the last oneTyler Hinman
Sunday, February 25, 200195AAnarchists' foe, onceGreg Staples
Tuesday, December 12, 200039APeter or NicholasNick Grivas
Monday, December 11, 200069ARuler until 1917Myles Callum
Tuesday, October 24, 200026DAbdicator of 1917Alan Arbesfeld
Sunday, June 11, 2000116AFeodor I, e.g.Nelson Hardy
Wednesday, March 01, 200019AWinter Palace rulerM. Francis Vuolo
Sunday, February 13, 2000111DPeter, e.g.Bill Zais
Tuesday, January 25, 200035DPre-1917 rulerWilliam S. Cotter
Wednesday, January 19, 200024AWinter Palace residentArthur S. Verdesca
Tuesday, December 28, 199944APeter or PaulRandall J. Hartman
Monday, November 08, 199967AVictim of a 1917 revolutionKent Lorentzen
Monday, September 13, 19991ALeader opposed by the BolsheviksFran and Lou Sabin
Tuesday, August 31, 199953DOld autocratArthur S. Verdesca
Sunday, June 20, 199975AWord that's an accidental acronym of a Hemingway titleManny Nosowsky
Saturday, June 19, 19991ABygone leaderMark Diehl
Sunday, May 30, 199995AAutocratCathy Millhauser
Wednesday, April 21, 199962AOlden despotMary E. Brindamour
Thursday, March 04, 199961DRimsky-Korsakov's "The Tale of ___ Saltan"Cathy Millhauser
Wednesday, December 30, 199869ABolshevik targetManny Nosowsky
Monday, December 07, 19985ANicholas I or IIElizabeth C. Gorski
Thursday, August 27, 19988DAutocratHenry Hook
Sunday, August 23, 199858DFeodor, e.g.Nelson Hardy
Friday, August 21, 19981ABygone titleNoah Dephoure
Thursday, August 20, 199861DTolstoy's "___ Fyodor Ivanovich"Harvey Estes
Friday, July 03, 199864ABasil, e.g.Martin Ashwood-Smith
Wednesday, June 10, 199813DPeter, e.g.Nancy S. Ross
Thursday, April 30, 19981DPeter, for oneKelly Clark
Monday, March 23, 199820AIvan or NicholasRandall J. Hartman
Monday, March 02, 199862DPre-1917 rulerJeremy Thomas Paine
Sunday, February 08, 199845AOld despotManny Nosowsky
Friday, January 02, 199835DWinter Palace residentAlex K. Justin
Monday, October 13, 199764APeter the Great, e.g.Gregory E. Paul
Sunday, August 17, 199756AWinter Palace dweller, onceCathy Millhauser
Saturday, August 16, 19974DAlexis, e.g.Matt Gaffney
Tuesday, August 05, 19976ANicholas II, e.g.William Bernhardt
Wednesday, July 16, 199753DPre-Soviet royaltyJonathan Schmalzbach
Sunday, June 22, 199764DPaul I, e.g.Matt Gaffney
Wednesday, June 04, 199733DNicholas or AlexanderNancy S. Ross
Saturday, May 31, 199738AOpera "The Tale of ___ Saltan"Frank Longo
Tuesday, May 06, 199738ANicholas I or II, e.g.Brendan Emmett Quigley
Thursday, April 24, 199745ABygone leaderDavid J. Kahn
Monday, April 07, 199767ARussian autocratTeresa M. Hackett
Wednesday, February 05, 199753DFigure in a Rimsky-Korsakov operaJ. Schmalzbach
Monday, February 03, 199710ANicholas was oneM. E. Brindamour
Tuesday, January 28, 199763DPre-1917 rulerE. C. Gorski
Thursday, January 09, 199759DRimsky-Korsakov's Saltan, e.g.C. Millhauser
Thursday, December 19, 199632DRuler in Rimsky-Korsakov operasC. Millhauser
Monday, November 25, 199631DIvan or NicholasM. Huret
Wednesday, September 25, 199624DWinter Palace residentR. Norris
Friday, September 13, 19968DAutocratM. Nosowsky
Wednesday, September 04, 199655DNicholas or AlexanderN. S. Ross
Wednesday, August 14, 199635DRomanov leaderG. E. Sykes
Thursday, August 01, 199648ANicholas I or IIB. Lubbers
Tuesday, July 09, 199647ARussian despotJonathan Schmatzbach
Wednesday, June 12, 199651D"Terrible" titleD. C. Baldwin
Sunday, May 19, 199693DMikhail, e.g.C.M. Deber
Monday, April 29, 199656DRomanov V.I.P.S. L. Robbins
Wednesday, February 21, 199650DRomanov leaderF. & L. Sabin
Monday, February 12, 199653DNicholas, e.g.S. Robbins
Thursday, February 01, 199641DRed foeL. Sidway
Sunday, January 07, 199681DPeter, onceEric Albert
Thursday, December 28, 199524DPre-1917 rulerCathy Millhauser
Thursday, December 14, 199567AErstwhile despotMatt Gaffney
Wednesday, November 29, 19951AMussorgsky's BorisNancy S. Ross
Sunday, November 26, 199546AMikhail, for oneHarvey Estes
Sunday, November 12, 199553DIvan or PeterRandolph Ross
Tuesday, November 07, 199549DRuler of oldSidney L. Robbins
Monday, November 06, 199513DPeter I, e.g.Roger H. Courtney
Thursday, October 26, 199542ARomanov V.I.P.Jim Page
Wednesday, October 25, 199523APrerevolutionary leaderLarry Nargi
Monday, October 23, 199516AIvan or Nicholas, e.g.Sidney L. Robbins
Sunday, July 23, 1995106DMogulFran & Lou Sabin
Tuesday, July 18, 199519AWinter Palace resident, onceJonathan Schmatzbach
Monday, June 26, 199523DNicholas, e.g.Sidney L. Robbins
Saturday, May 13, 199538DAutocratNancy Joline
Friday, April 28, 199556DFormer Russian rulerRich Norris
Monday, December 26, 199431DMoscow rulerGregory E. Paul
Monday, December 05, 199410AIvan the Terrible, e.g.Sidney L. Robbins
Tuesday, November 08, 199453DWinter Palace residentRichard Hughes
Thursday, August 11, 199463ABoris Godunov, e.g.Bryant White
Wednesday, August 10, 199419ABear head, onceErnie Furtado
Thursday, July 14, 19942DPeter or NicholasDaniel R. Stark
Sunday, June 26, 199478AAlexander or PeterNancy Nicholson Joline
Thursday, March 17, 199455DBygone despotJim Page
Thursday, February 17, 19944DSlavic sovereignBrett Blaylock
Monday, January 17, 199436DIvan, for oneSidney L. Robbins
Tuesday, December 14, 199345DRoyal RussianJoel Davajan
Thursday, December 09, 199361DRuler until 1917Janie Lyons
Sunday, November 28, 199375ABoris Godunov, e.g.Joanne W. Edwards