| 100% | JULIUS | 6 | Caesar, ruler who was assassinated |
| 62% | CAESAR | 6 | Roman general who was assassinated |
| 56% | TSAR | 4 | Ruler who was a victim of the Russian Revolution |
| 54% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of the president who was assassinated in 1865 |
| 54% | RFK | 3 | Presidential brother who was assassinated in 1968, for short |
| 54% | AIREYNEAVE | 10 | Conservative MP for Abingdon who was assassinated in 1979 |
| 54% | SHAH | 4 | Iranian ruler who was replaced by the Ayatollah Khomeini |
| 53% | SHAH | 4 | The ___ of Iran (former ruler who was exiled in 1979) |
| 51% | ABE | 3 | Shinzo ___ (former Prime Minister of Japan who was assassinated in July, 2022) |
| 51% | ROLLO | 5 | Viking who was the first ruler of Normandy |
| 51% | CAESAR | 6 | Roman ruler who said "The die is cast" |
| 50% | ROLLO | 5 | Norse Viking who was the first ruler of Normandy |
| 50% | KAISER | 6 | Ruler for whom a roll is named |
| 49% | CASSIUS | 7 | Senator who was one of the assassins of Julius Caesar |
| 49% | LEADER | 6 | The person who is in charge; boss, head or ruler |
| 48% | BRUTUS | 6 | Roman who betrayed, assassinated Julius Caesar |
| 47% | XAVIERCUGAT | 11 | Entertainer who was the first man to be married at Caesars Palace |
| 46% | CLEOPATRA | 9 | Ancient Egyptian queen who was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom |
| 45% | RED | 3 | ___ Queen, main antagonist in "Alice in Wonderland" who is the bloodthirsty ruler of Wonderland |
| 45% | BRUTUS | 6 | Marcus Junius —, one of the senators who assassinated Julius Caesar |
| 44% | VECNA | 5 | "Stranger Things" antagonist, also known as "001," who is the ruler of the Upside Down |
| 41% | PERSONALBANKING | 15 | Hark! And hear of the vengeful ruler who took great pleasure in expelling disloyal subjects, for he was the … |
| 40% | YERTLE | 6 | Kid-lit title character who says "I am the ruler of all that I see!" |
| 40% | YERTLE | 6 | 31-Across title turtle who declares, "I am the ruler of all that I see!" |
| 40% | PIERRE | 6 | "War and Peace" character who determines through numerology that he is destined to assassinate Napoleon |
| 40% | SHAH | 4 | Former ruler of Iran who was exiled in 1979 |
| 40% | SHAH | 4 | Former ruler of Iran who was ousted in 1979 |
| 40% | TSAR | 4 | Ruler whose title is derived from the name "Caesar" |
| 39% | WENCESLAS | 9 | I am a "good" ruler from a popular Christmas carol who gives alms to the poor |
| 39% | DESPOT | 6 | Ruler who rules by force |