Wu Zetian of the Zhou dynasty, for one

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She held the highest rank in a royal court long ago! 👑

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Across

  1. 1Acronymic weapon
  2. 6Suffix with caffe-
  3. 9Intro course?
  4. 14Hot shot producer
  5. 17What late-night partying might lead to
  6. 18Source of the Coneheads, in brief
  7. 19Strove
  8. 20"Jeepers!"
  9. 21Main ingredients in unagi don
  10. 23Former fillies
  11. 24Camp neckwear
  12. 25One way to check your impulses, in brief?
  13. 27Lo-___
  14. 28Nimble
  15. 29Wills
  16. 32Bad-mouthed
  17. 35Spot for a mini-fridge
  18. 36Creator of the Detroit Industry Murals
  19. 37Boost
  20. 39Smug know-it-all type
  21. 40Class act?
  22. 41High degree
  23. 43Virginia Woolf's "___ Dalloway"
  24. 44Semi segments
  25. 45Yuks
  26. 47Merely whispered
  27. 50Lego founder ___ Kirk Christiansen
  28. 51Relative of a bandeau
  29. 53Mint
  30. 54"It hasn't happened to me, but ... wow!"
  31. 57What a streaker running across a baseball field could be
  32. 58"No cap"
  33. 59Saint-Maur-___-Fossés (part of Paris)
  34. 60Just beat

Down

  1. 1Past or present
  2. 2In tandem
  3. 3Blabbed
  4. 4Things that come with waffles?
  5. 5Short Instagram video
  6. 6Weather map features
  7. 7"Enough!"
  8. 8Wu Zetian of the Zhou dynasty, for one
  9. 9Ginormous quantity
  10. 10Pescatarian steak option
  11. 11Pathway to a conclusion
  12. 12Relatives of sloths
  13. 13Typewriter settings
  14. 15Catfishing, for one
  15. 16Subjects of certain reviews at Untappd.com
  16. 22Branzino, by another name
  17. 24Lodge builders
  18. 26Titanic
  19. 28Philosophy of many founding fathers
  20. 29Not be square with
  21. 30Dollar offering
  22. 31Org. concerned with reactor safety
  23. 333-D scan
  24. 34"___ Boot"
  25. 38On
  26. 39Speculative musings
  27. 42"___ Taking the Hobbits to Isengard" (viral video from 2005)
  28. 44Fancy dos
  29. 45Proceed with a game plan
  30. 46Quite the
  31. 48Yard sticks?
  32. 49Coat material
  33. 51Stylish, as at an awards show?
  34. 52Reduce
  35. 55Naught
  36. 56H.S.-level exam

The answer to “Wu Zetian of the Zhou dynasty, for one” in the New York Times crossword is EMPRESS — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 10, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 8-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Wu Zetian of the Zhou dynasty, for one” answer

EMPRESS (7 letters)

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Why the answer is EMPRESS

She held the highest rank in a royal court long ago! 👑

What does EMPRESS mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of EMPRESS is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a woman who is a sovereign ruler of great power and rank, especially one ruling an empire

When else has “Wu Zetian of the Zhou dynasty, for one” appeared?

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July 10, 2026 (most recent) → EMPRESS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Wu Zetian of the Zhou dynasty, for one”?

The answer is EMPRESS, a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 10, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Wu Zetian of the Zhou dynasty, for one”?

7 letters: EMPRESS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on July 10, 2026 (a Friday puzzle), at 8-Down.

Can “Wu Zetian of the Zhou dynasty, for one” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for July 10, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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