Answer:

czar

AnswerCrossword Clue
CZARAlexis, for one
CZARRussian monarch
CZARAll-powerful one
CZARRussian ruler
CZARBig shot of industry
CZARDespot
CZARBaron
CZARDrug ... (DEA head)
CZARAutocratic leader
CZARGrand duke's father
CZARAutocrat
CZARIndustry authority
CZARIndustry VIP
CZARIndustry bigwig
CZARIndustry kingpin
CZARIndustry mogul
CZAROld Russian autocrat
CZARFormer Russian autocrat
CZARIndustry big shot
CZAROld despot
CZARMagnate
CZAROld head
CZARCommercial bigwig
CZARAuthority figure
CZARPeter the Great, for one
CZARCaptain of industry
CZARPowerful boss
CZAREnergy boss
CZARDrug kingpin
CZAROne standing out in a field?
CZARPre-Communism leader
CZARWinter Palace figure
CZARAntidrug honcho
CZARWinter Palace ruler
CZARPeter or Paul, but not Mary
CZARFormer despot
CZARBusiness bigwig
CZARBygone ruler
CZARPre-Revolution ruler
CZARRussian ruler of yore