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TSAR is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for TSAR in NYT Crossword from 1994.

This "TSAR" answer was first appeared in "28 Nov 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Boris Godunov, e.g. (3)". It was authored by Joanne W. Edwards. Recently, the "TSAR" answer has been used for "23 Oct 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Old Russian leader". It was authored by Stella Zawistowski. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Old Russian ruler (9)". "TSAR" appeared 308 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "TSAR" word.

Date Grid Clue Author
23 Oct 2023 62A Old Russian leader Stella Zawistowski
24 Sep 2023 94A Bygone autocrat Joel Fagliano and Christina Iverson
27 Aug 2023 128A Title that shares etymology with “kaiser” Rich Katz
14 Jul 2023 24A Bygone autocrat Jonathan Kaufman
20 Jun 2023 32D Old Russian ruler Aimee Lucido
18 May 2023 57D Bolshevik’s bane Kiran Pandey
8 May 2023 12D Russian title derived from “Caesar” Catherine Cetta
16 Apr 2023 115D Old imperial title Mike Hobin
26 Feb 2023 98A Ivan the Great, for one Will Nediger
11 Feb 2023 24D “A Life for the ___” (Mikhail Glinka opera) Sam Ezersky
12 Nov 2022 42A Peter or Paul, but not Mary Billy Bratton
10 Oct 2022 26D Bygone Russian ruler Byron Walden
16 Sep 2022 36D Bygone Winter Palace resident Juliana Tringali Golden
13 Sep 2022 41A Ruler whose title is derived from the name “Caesar” Adam Wagner
9 Sep 2022 38A Fyodor the Blessed, e.g. Brandon Koppy
19 Jul 2022 28A Ivan the Terrible, for one Andy Kravis
17 Jul 2022 94A Old imperial title Greg Slovacek
6 Jul 2022 52D Leader overthrown by a revolution Sam Koperwas and Jeff Chen
8 May 2022 66A Romanov V.I.P., once Matthew Stock and Chandi Deitmer
31 Mar 2022 27D Title derived from “Caesar” Oliver Roeder
30 Jan 2022 128A Romanov ruler Ross Trudeau
21 Dec 2021 1A Bygone Russian ruler Guilherme Gilioli
22 Nov 2021 24D Ruler in pre-Communist Russia Stella Zawistowski
14 Nov 2021 67D Title that comes from “Caesar” Aimee Lucido and Ella Dershowitz
4 Nov 2021 47A The first Fabergé egg was created for one David Steinberg
5 Oct 2021 18D Russian despot Hoang-Kim Vu and Jessica Zetzman
26 Sep 2021 1D “May God bless and keep the ___ … far away from us!” (“Fiddler on the Roof” line) Priyanka Sethy and Matthew Stock
17 Sep 2021 16A Imperial title derived from “caesar” Matthew Stock
19 Jul 2021 49D Old Russian ruler Stephanie Lesser
10 Jul 2021 22A Fabergé egg recipient Trenton Charlson
18 Jun 2021 35D Romanov V.I.P. Daniel Larsen
17 Jun 2021 56A Historical lead-in to -evna or -evich Blake Slonecker
19 May 2021 43A Boris Godunov, for one Ashish Vengsarkar
6 Mar 2021 24D Bolshevik’s foe Sid Sivakumar
31 Jan 2021 29A Bygone royalty Jim Hilger
11 Jan 2021 62A Old Russian ruler Martha Kimes
28 Nov 2020 47D Onetime title for Bulgaria’s Simeon II, the last person to use it Nam Jin Yoon
28 Oct 2020 11A Peter the Great, for one Peter Gordon
23 Oct 2020 46D Former Bulgarian monarch Robyn Weintraub
11 Oct 2020 130A “May God bless and keep the ___ … far away from us!” (line from “Fiddler on the Roof”) Gary Larson
22 Jul 2020 49D Ivan or Peter, e.g. Peter A. Collins
27 Jun 2020 51A Russian lead-in to -evich or -evna Ryan Mccarty
24 Apr 2020 1D Crimean War leader John Guzzetta
8 Mar 2020 36A “A Life for the ___” (Mikhail Glinka opera) Laura Taylor Kinnel
3 Mar 2020 1D Ruler in the Romanov line Lynn Lempel
6 Feb 2020 45D Bygone monarch Jake Halperin
2 Feb 2020 103A Peter or Paul (but not Mary) Brian Herrick and Christopher Adams
2 Oct 2019 44D Emperor of Russia Mangesh Ghogre
4 Jul 2019 25D Title based on the name “Caesar” Jim Hilger
11 Jun 2019 33D Russian Revolution target David J. Kahn
27 May 2019 37D Pre-1917 ruler Bruce Haight
28 Apr 2019 32D Bolshevik’s foe Brendan Emmett Quigley
23 Apr 2019 55A Old Russian ruler Amanda Chung and Karl Ni
16 Apr 2019 29A Romanov leader Gary Cee
15 Apr 2019 58D Old Russian title that’s an anagram of 57-Down Patrick Blindauer and Samuel A. Donaldson
7 Apr 2019 112D Nicholas II was the last one Peter A. Collins
20 Mar 2019 15A Onetime ruler in the Winter Palace Erik Agard, Amanda Chung and Karl Ni
13 Mar 2019 50D “The Tale of ___ Saltan” (Rimsky-Korsakov opera) Jeffrey Wechsler
6 Mar 2019 55D Peter or Paul Mary Lou Guizzo and Erik Agard
7 Jan 2019 43A Ruler of old Russia Andrew Kingsley
2 Dec 2018 5D Evictor of the Jews in “Fiddler on the Roof” Paul Coulter
1 Dec 2018 21A Fabergé egg collector Ryan McCarty
23 Jul 2018 69A Old Russian ruler Todd Gross
22 Jun 2018 24A Peter or Paul, but not Mary Andrew Kingsley
30 Apr 2018 4D Romanov ruler Bruce Haight
12 Apr 2018 62D Issuer of ukases Jules Markey
20 Mar 2018 31A Peter the Great, for one Andrew Zhou
20 Dec 2017 1A Russian ruler Talitha Randall
10 Dec 2017 122A Leader wearing the Great Imperial Crown Erik Agard and Laura Braunstein
13 Nov 2017 25D Peter the Great, e.g. Peter A. Collins
18 Oct 2017 31D Leader with a title derived from the name “Caesar” John Lithgow and Brendan Emmett Quigley
8 Oct 2017 108D Victim of a revolution Erik Agard and Alex Briñas
2 Aug 2017 41D Pre-1917 despot Bruce Haight
28 Jul 2017 26D Bolshevik’s target Robyn Weintraub
22 Jun 2017 63A Pre-Red head Ruth B. Margolin
25 Apr 2017 32D Romanov ruler Gary J. Whitehead
19 Apr 2017 60A 1917 dethronee Emanuel Ax and Brad Wilber
21 Mar 2017 5A Peter or Paul, but not Mary George Barany and John D. Child
2 Feb 2017 21D Bygone Winter Palace resident Alex Eaton-Salners
8 Nov 2016 66A Winter Palace resident Michael J. Doran
13 Oct 2016 44A Early 20th-century abdicator Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel
9 Aug 2016 16D Old Russian ruler Andrea Carla Michaels
26 Jul 2016 18D Winter Palace autocrat Bruce Haight
21 Jul 2016 37D Target of a 1917 uprising Jason Flinn
17 Jul 2016 48D Leader issuing a ukase Jerry Miccolis
29 Jun 2016 12D Despised figure in “Fiddler on the Roof” John Lampkin
26 Jun 2016 59A Winter Palace resident Priscilla Clark and Jeff Chen
5 May 2016 60A Bolshevik’s target David Poole
24 Apr 2016 94A Khan : Mongolia :: ___ : Russia Kathy Wienberg
24 Feb 2016 56D Central figure in a Mussorgsky opera Ruth Bloomfield Margolin
3 Jun 2015 28D Ruler of Muscovy Herre Schouwerwou
18 Mar 2015 30D February Revolution target Timothy Polin
15 Jan 2015 10A Bygone monarch Herre Schouwerwou
27 Aug 2014 40D Winter Palace resident Gareth Bain and David Poole
14 Jul 2014 30D Old Russian ruler MaryEllen Uthlaut
2 Jul 2014 53D Pre-1917 autocrat Dick Shlakman and Jeff Chen
26 May 2014 55D Ivan or Nicholas Dan Margolis
9 Apr 2014 64A Title derived from the name “Caesar” John E. Bennett
17 Mar 2014 10A Old Russian autocrat John Lieb
18 Nov 2013 5A Old Russian ruler Edgar Fontaine
7 Oct 2013 57D Bygone Kremlin resident Amy Johnson
1 Jul 2013 24D Old Russian autocrat Patrick McIntyre
28 May 2013 33A Romanov bigwig Dan Feyer
22 May 2013 32D Despot until 1917 Kevin Christian
30 Apr 2013 71A Ivan the Terrible, for one Lynn Lempel
27 Feb 2013 40D Late 19th-century anarchist’s foe Daniel Kantor
6 Feb 2013 44A Anastasia’s father was one Peter A. Collins
18 Dec 2012 6A Bygone despot Adam G. Perl
16 Sep 2012 101A Bygone ruler David Steinberg and Barry Haldiman
3 Jul 2012 57D Figure in a Rimsky-Korsakov opera Robyn Weintraub
2 Jul 2012 4D Former St. Petersburg royal Bernice Gordon
4 Jun 2012 63D Old Russian despot John R. O’Brien
1 May 2012 35D Romanov ruler Zoe Wheeler and Aimee Lucido
29 Apr 2012 130A Peter, e.g. Tracy Gray
8 Apr 2012 73D Father of a grand duke Daniel A. Finan
22 Mar 2012 29A Old royal Alan Arbesfeld
26 Sep 2011 4D Former Russian royal David Gray
12 Jun 2011 9A Rimsky-Korsakov’s “The Tale of ___ Saltan” C. W. Stewart
28 May 2011 39D Michael, e.g. David Quarfoot
12 Apr 2011 61A Pre-Communist autocrat Barry C. Silk
20 Mar 2011 86A Opponent of Napoleon Brendan Emmett Quigley
27 Jan 2011 44D Bolshevik target Patrick Blindauer
30 Nov 2010 60D Pre-1917 autocrat Kristian House
25 Oct 2010 33D Old Russian autocrat Jonah Kagan
28 Aug 2010 40D Bolshevik foe Xan Vongsathorn
28 Jun 2010 13D Peter the Great, e.g. Joel Fagliano
25 May 2010 1D Peter the Great, e.g. Sarah Keller
12 Apr 2010 47D Peter the Great, for one Ian Livengood
12 Mar 2010 44A Old imperator Tim Croce
14 Jan 2010 1D Ukase issuer Caleb Madison and J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
12 Jan 2010 55A Peter the Great, for one Patrick Blindauer and Rebecca Young
18 Aug 2009 6D Peter I, II or III Tony Orbach
28 Jul 2009 23A Bygone despot Tony Orbach
21 May 2009 28D Romanov ruler Patrick Blindauer
6 May 2009 48D Autocrat until 1917 Michael Callaway Barnhart
10 Feb 2009 65A Ivan or Feodor John Underwood
9 Feb 2009 39A Shah : Iran :: ___ : Russia Randall J. Hartman
26 Nov 2008 51D Old Russian despot Harvey Estes
20 Oct 2008 23A Leader overthrown in 1917 Daniel Raymon
22 Jul 2008 51D Romanov ruler Lynn Lempel
18 May 2008 59D Early anti-Communist Brendan Emmett Quigley
17 May 2008 35D Rimsky-Korsakov’s “The Tale of ___ Saltan” Mike Nothnagel
16 Mar 2008 103D Bygone autocrat Elizabeth C. Gorski
14 Mar 2008 57D Bygone crown Kevin G. Der
18 Feb 2008 56D Ruler before 31-Down Lynn Lempel
16 Feb 2008 52D Peter or Paul, but not Mary Tony Orbach
27 Jan 2008 72D Bygone leader Mike Nothnagel
6 Jan 2008 45A “The Guns of August” figure Lynn Lempel
6 Nov 2007 31A Boris Godunov, for one John Underwood
13 Oct 2007 51A Cossacks’ leader Barry C. Silk
25 Aug 2007 1D Alexis, e.g. Myles Callum
21 Aug 2007 20A Old Russian ruler Tom Heilman
14 Aug 2007 66A Former Russian royalty C. W. Stewart
22 Jul 2007 18D Dweller in the Peterhof David Levinson Wilk
21 Jul 2007 26D The first one ruled 1547-84 Raymond C. Young
24 Jun 2007 24D Early 1900s ruler Eric Berlin
11 Jun 2007 58D Nicholas I or II Harriet Clifton
25 May 2007 15D Plot target of the Decembrists Mike Nothnagel
9 May 2007 10A Pre-Communist leader Patrick Merrell
15 Feb 2007 8D Ruler of the Cossacks Elizabeth Rehfeld
9 Jan 2007 58D Pre-1917 autocrat Ed Early
31 Dec 2006 14D Bygone despot Elizabeth C. Gorski
3 Dec 2006 126A Bygone despot Patrick Merrell
6 Nov 2006 60D Ivan the Terrible, e.g. Christina Houlihan Kelly
9 Oct 2006 26D Pre-1917 Russian ruler Sarah Keller
14 Aug 2006 26D Old Russian monarch Gene Newman
29 Jul 2006 18A Leader in the Crimean War Bob Klahn
27 Mar 2006 19A Pre-1917 monarch Janice M. Putney
13 Mar 2006 32D Nicholas II was the last one Bernice Gordon
5 Dec 2005 62A 26- or 55-Down Gary Steinmehl
2 Dec 2005 4D Anticommunist leader Patrick Merrell
15 Nov 2005 58D Boris Godunov, e.g. Sarah Keller
2 Oct 2005 104A Winter Palace resident Randolph Ross
13 Jun 2005 23A Romanov ruler Earl W. Reed
9 Jun 2005 53D Peter, for one David J. Kahn
8 Jun 2005 1A Winter Palace ruler Richard Chisholm
22 May 2005 52D Peter, for one A. J. Santora
20 Mar 2005 4D Ruler of yore Patrick Berry
5 Jan 2005 5D Mikhail Romanov, e.g. Michael Shteyman
20 Dec 2004 33A Russian leader of old Kyle Mahowald
14 Nov 2004 40A Despot of yore Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
7 Sep 2004 32D Russian leader before 1917 Sarah Keller
26 May 2004 19A 1917 revolution casualty David J. Kahn
20 Mar 2004 56A Rimsky-Korsakov’s “The Tale of ___ Saltan” Byron Walden
16 Feb 2004 39D Nicholas I or II Charles Barasch
30 Jan 2004 55D Foe of communism Manny Nosowsky
2 Jan 2004 34D Old overlord Sherry O. Blackard
29 Nov 2003 62A Rimsky-Korsakov’s “The Tale of ___ Saltan” Randolph Ross
17 Nov 2003 69A Russian leader before 1917 Sarah Keller
16 Nov 2003 38A Past potentate Cathy Millhauser
11 Nov 2003 39D Bygone despot M. Francis Vuolo
21 Oct 2003 69A Bygone autocrat John Underwood
20 Oct 2003 48D Russia’s Nicholas I, e.g. Lynn Lempel
9 Sep 2003 38D Romanov ruler Robert Zimmerman
27 Aug 2003 31D Leader before Lenin Manny Nosowsky
21 Aug 2003 20A Pre-Red head Patrick Merrell
13 Aug 2003 52D Bygone autocrat Charles E. Gersch
25 Jul 2003 52D Old crowned head Michael Shteyman
2 Jun 2003 64A Royal Russian Gregory E. Paul
22 Feb 2003 25D Michael, for one Dana Motley
2 Feb 2003 70D Old monarch Mark Danna
31 Oct 2002 39D Peter, e.g. Dave and Diane Epperson
16 Sep 2002 47A Customer of Fabergé eggs Roy Leban
9 Sep 2002 5A Leader of pre-1917 Russia William I. Johnston
1 Jul 2002 36D Leader opposed by the Bolsheviks Allan E. Parrish
17 Jun 2002 35D Peter I, II or III Janice M. Putney
4 Mar 2002 46A Ivan or Nicholas Randall J. Hartman
28 Feb 2002 28D Ruler until 1917 Greg Staples
29 Oct 2001 50A Old autocrat Richard Hughes
8 Oct 2001 8D Ex-leader of Russia Monica Krausse
3 Oct 2001 66A Alexander II, e.g. Lisa Bunker
5 Sep 2001 23A Boris Godunov, for one Lyell Rodieck
15 Aug 2001 56D Bygone despot Karen Young Bonin
9 Jul 2001 61D Old Russian royal Gregory E. Paul
5 Jul 2001 22A Peter the Great, e.g. Peter Gordon
16 May 2001 36D Pre-Lenin ruler Richard Silvestri
9 May 2001 61A Abdicator of 1917 Ethan Cooper
2 May 2001 64A Boris Godunov, for one Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
24 Apr 2001 55D Nicholas II was the last one Tyler Hinman
25 Feb 2001 95A Anarchists’ foe, once Greg Staples
12 Dec 2000 39A Peter or Nicholas Nick Grivas
11 Dec 2000 69A Ruler until 1917 Myles Callum
24 Oct 2000 26D Abdicator of 1917 Alan Arbesfeld
11 Jun 2000 116A Feodor I, e.g. Nelson Hardy
1 Mar 2000 19A Winter Palace ruler M. Francis Vuolo
13 Feb 2000 111D Peter, e.g. Bill Zais
25 Jan 2000 35D Pre-1917 ruler William S. Cotter
19 Jan 2000 24A Winter Palace resident Arthur S. Verdesca
28 Dec 1999 44A Peter or Paul Randall J. Hartman
8 Nov 1999 67A Victim of a 1917 revolution Kent Lorentzen
13 Sep 1999 1A Leader opposed by the Bolsheviks Fran and Lou Sabin
31 Aug 1999 53D Old autocrat Arthur S. Verdesca
20 Jun 1999 75A Word that’s an accidental acronym of a Hemingway title Manny Nosowsky
19 Jun 1999 1A Bygone leader Mark Diehl
30 May 1999 95A Autocrat Cathy Millhauser
21 Apr 1999 62A Olden despot Mary E. Brindamour
4 Mar 1999 61D Rimsky-Korsakov’s “The Tale of ___ Saltan” Cathy Millhauser
30 Dec 1998 69A Bolshevik target Manny Nosowsky
7 Dec 1998 5A Nicholas I or II Elizabeth C. Gorski
27 Aug 1998 8D Autocrat Henry Hook
23 Aug 1998 58D Feodor, e.g. Nelson Hardy
21 Aug 1998 1A Bygone title Noah Dephoure
20 Aug 1998 61D Tolstoy’s “___ Fyodor Ivanovich” Harvey Estes
3 Jul 1998 64A Basil, e.g. Martin Ashwood-Smith
10 Jun 1998 13D Peter, e.g. Nancy S. Ross
30 Apr 1998 1D Peter, for one Kelly Clark
23 Mar 1998 20A Ivan or Nicholas Randall J. Hartman
2 Mar 1998 62D Pre-1917 ruler Jeremy Thomas Paine
8 Feb 1998 45A Old despot Manny Nosowsky
2 Jan 1998 35D Winter Palace resident Alex K. Justin
13 Oct 1997 64A Peter the Great, e.g. Gregory E. Paul
17 Aug 1997 56A Winter Palace dweller, once Cathy Millhauser
16 Aug 1997 4D Alexis, e.g. Matt Gaffney
5 Aug 1997 6A Nicholas II, e.g. William Bernhardt
16 Jul 1997 53D Pre-Soviet royalty Jonathan Schmalzbach
22 Jun 1997 64D Paul I, e.g. Matt Gaffney
4 Jun 1997 33D Nicholas or Alexander Nancy S. Ross
31 May 1997 38A Opera “The Tale of ___ Saltan” Frank Longo
6 May 1997 38A Nicholas I or II, e.g. Brendan Emmett Quigley
24 Apr 1997 45A Bygone leader David J. Kahn
7 Apr 1997 67A Russian autocrat Teresa M. Hackett
5 Feb 1997 53D Figure in a Rimsky-Korsakov opera J. Schmalzbach
3 Feb 1997 10A Nicholas was one M. E. Brindamour
28 Jan 1997 63D Pre-1917 ruler E. C. Gorski
9 Jan 1997 59D Rimsky-Korsakov’s Saltan, e.g. C. Millhauser
19 Dec 1996 32D Ruler in Rimsky-Korsakov operas C. Millhauser
25 Nov 1996 31D Ivan or Nicholas M. Huret
25 Sep 1996 24D Winter Palace resident R. Norris
13 Sep 1996 8D Autocrat M. Nosowsky
4 Sep 1996 55D Nicholas or Alexander N. S. Ross
14 Aug 1996 35D Romanov leader G. E. Sykes
1 Aug 1996 48A Nicholas I or II B. Lubbers
9 Jul 1996 47A Russian despot Jonathan Schmatzbach
12 Jun 1996 51D “Terrible” title D. C. Baldwin
19 May 1996 93D Mikhail, e.g. C. M. Deber
29 Apr 1996 56D Romanov V.I.P. S. L. Robbins
21 Feb 1996 50D Romanov leader F. & L. Sabin
12 Feb 1996 53D Nicholas, e.g. S. Robbins
1 Feb 1996 41D Red foe L. Sidway
7 Jan 1996 81D Peter, once Eric Albert
28 Dec 1995 24D Pre-1917 ruler Cathy Millhauser
14 Dec 1995 67A Erstwhile despot Matt Gaffney
29 Nov 1995 1A Mussorgsky’s Boris Nancy S. Ross
26 Nov 1995 46A Mikhail, for one Harvey Estes
12 Nov 1995 53D Ivan or Peter Randolph Ross
7 Nov 1995 49D Ruler of old Sidney L. Robbins
6 Nov 1995 13D Peter I, e.g. Roger H. Courtney
26 Oct 1995 42A Romanov V.I.P. Jim Page
25 Oct 1995 23A Prerevolutionary leader Larry Nargi
23 Oct 1995 16A Ivan or Nicholas, e.g. Sidney L. Robbins
23 Jul 1995 106D Mogul Fran & Lou Sabin
18 Jul 1995 19A Winter Palace resident, once Jonathan Schmatzbach
26 Jun 1995 23D Nicholas, e.g. Sidney L. Robbins
13 May 1995 38D Autocrat Nancy Joline
28 Apr 1995 56D Former Russian ruler Rich Norris
26 Dec 1994 31D Moscow ruler Gregory E. Paul
5 Dec 1994 10A Ivan the Terrible, e.g. Sidney L. Robbins
8 Nov 1994 53D Winter Palace resident Richard Hughes
11 Aug 1994 63A Boris Godunov, e.g. Bryant White
10 Aug 1994 19A Bear head, once Ernie Furtado
14 Jul 1994 2D Peter or Nicholas Daniel R. Stark
26 Jun 1994 78A Alexander or Peter Nancy Nicholson Joline
17 Mar 1994 55D Bygone despot Jim Page
17 Feb 1994 4D Slavic sovereign Brett Blaylock
17 Jan 1994 36D Ivan, for one Sidney L. Robbins
14 Dec 1993 45D Royal Russian Joel Davajan
9 Dec 1993 61D Ruler until 1917 Janie Lyons
28 Nov 1993 75A Boris Godunov, e.g. Joanne W. Edwards

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