Enter a clue or pattern or both:
The Clue
Ivan or Alexis (4 letter answer)
The Answer
TSAR
Tags
Notes
The answer TSAR is very common and appears about once every 28 puzzles.
Related Clues
Autocrat
Despot
Emperor
Ivan, for one
Nicholas, for one
Ruler
Absolute ruler
Alexis, e.g.
Anastasia's father, for one
Bolshevik foe
Boris Godunov, for one
Bygone autocrat
Bygone despot
Bygone title
Former despot
Glinka's "A Life for the ___"
Ivan or Peter
Mikhail, e.g.
Opponent of Napoleon
Peter, e.g.
Peter the Great, for one
Peter or Paul
Peter was one
Romanov ruler
Romanov title
Russian ruler
Slavonic sovereign
Boris Godunov, e.g.
Former absolute ruler
Leader before Lenin
Michael Romanov, e.g.
Mikhail Romanov, e.g.
Nicholas I or II
Old Russian autocrat
Opera "The Tale of ___ Saltan"
Russian leader of yore
Shah : Iran :: ___ : Russia
Rimsky-Korsakov's "The Tale of ___ Saltan"
Definition
TSAR as a noun:
1. (czar, tsar, tzar) = a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)