Tyrannical Crossword Clue

Last seen: THE GUARDIAN, 19 Sept 2023

Showing 36 Matching Answers

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DESPOTIC
8 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Depicts primarily odious rogue like Kim Jong Un?Crossword Clue
Tyrannical Democrat in charge smuggling ecstasy tablets and marijuanaCrossword Clue
Oppressive awkward situation I found in DecemberCrossword Clue
DictatorialCrossword Clue
Autocratic cops tied suspectCrossword Clue
Some French chief returning, in charge and authoritarianCrossword Clue
In a month, notice one has become autocraticCrossword Clue
On return, mentioned holding operations typical of tyrantCrossword Clue
Dictatorial of the French head, revolting in chargeCrossword Clue

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HARSH
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Like some criticism and winter weatherCrossword Clue
SevereCrossword Clue
Excessively negative, as criticismCrossword Clue
"You're being really critical"Crossword Clue
Rather severeCrossword Clue
AbrasiveCrossword Clue
InhospitableCrossword Clue
RigorousCrossword Clue
BrutalCrossword Clue

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IRONFISTED
10 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
StingyCrossword Clue
Tyrannical at the construction site?Crossword Clue
Tough as nailsCrossword Clue

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AUTOCRATIC
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
AuthoritarianCrossword Clue
At a court rogue in charge is overbearingCrossword Clue
Absolute commander-in-chief chasing car holding traitorCrossword Clue
Car - old one, mostly internal combustion with unlimited powerCrossword Clue
TotalitarianCrossword Clue
Croatia cut out being dictatorialCrossword Clue
Una initially, then Cora, stewing in loft for being bossyCrossword Clue
DomineeringCrossword Clue
Act I - our act - shows domineeringCrossword Clue
BossyCrossword Clue

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TOTALITARIAN
12 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Italian Trot, a revolutionary dictator?Crossword Clue
Despotic Italian rat to broadcastCrossword Clue
Undemocratic Italian dabbling with tarotCrossword Clue
DictatorialCrossword Clue

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DESPOT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Ruthless rulerCrossword Clue
Tyrannical rulerCrossword Clue
Oppressive rulerCrossword Clue
Stopped heartless revolutionary dictatorCrossword Clue
Heads journalist in the ascendant, tyrannical typeCrossword Clue
Head's journalist in the ascendant, tyrannical typeCrossword Clue
Oppressive rulerCrossword Clue
Tyrant, heartless duke, seeCrossword Clue
Outside in drizzle, identify tyrantCrossword Clue
Tyrant locking last of opponents in garageCrossword Clue

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DESPOTS
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
TyrantsCrossword Clue
Ones unlikely to rule in your favorCrossword Clue
Tyrannical rulersCrossword Clue
Prevents editor spinning the likes of SaddamCrossword Clue
Clears up blemishes of dictators?Crossword Clue
Ruthless authorities dispersed Eds stakesCrossword Clue
Kim Jong-un and othersCrossword Clue
Cruel rulersCrossword Clue
Repressive rulersCrossword Clue
Scatter south, protecting especially tyrannical rulersCrossword Clue

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HEEL
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Word after "kitten" or "high"Crossword Clue
Kitten or Cuban?Crossword Clue
Antagonist in professional wrestlingCrossword Clue
"Come to my side, pup!"Crossword Clue
Tap locationCrossword Clue
Bad guyCrossword Clue
Element of high fashion?Crossword Clue
Back of the footCrossword Clue
Wrestling villain named for a foot partCrossword Clue
"Stay by my side, Fido!"Crossword Clue

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IDI
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Dictator AminCrossword Clue
Despot AminCrossword Clue
Ugandan tyrant ___ AminCrossword Clue
Dictator AminCrossword Clue
Dictator AminCrossword Clue
Dictator AminCrossword Clue
Infamous AminCrossword Clue
Dictator AminCrossword Clue
Forest's Oscar roleCrossword Clue
Dictator AminCrossword Clue

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NEROS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Peter ___ Greatest Hits" (1974 album)Crossword Clue
___ Circus: ancient Roman arenaCrossword Clue
___ Circus (ancient Roman arena)Crossword Clue
Pianist Peter and a fiddling emperorCrossword Clue
Pianist Peter and a Roman emperorCrossword Clue
___ Circus (ancient Roman stadium)Crossword Clue
___ Circus (ancient Roman stadium)Crossword Clue
Peter and a WolfeCrossword Clue
Detective Wolfe and an emperorCrossword Clue
___ Circus (ancient Roman arena)Crossword Clue

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OGRE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Big meanieCrossword Clue
Dungeons & Dragons beastCrossword Clue
Every other conger eel is a monsterCrossword Clue
Shrek, for exampleCrossword Clue
Hence turned into a nasty personCrossword Clue
Japanese oni, e.gCrossword Clue
Creature popularized in Charles Perrault's "Tales of Mother Goose"Crossword Clue
Giant conger eel regularly escapingCrossword Clue
Fairy-tale baddieCrossword Clue
Troll's lookalikeCrossword Clue

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OGRES
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fairy-tale fiendsCrossword Clue
Shrek and FionaCrossword Clue
Fairy-tale meaniesCrossword Clue
Monsters in folkloreCrossword Clue
Folklore foesCrossword Clue
"___ are like onions" ("Shrek" quote)Crossword Clue
Fairy tale bulliesCrossword Clue
Shrek and FionaCrossword Clue
Turn up on Sabbath to see GiantsCrossword Clue
Shrek and FionaCrossword Clue

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PEDANT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
One’s obsessed with tiny detailsCrossword Clue
Exercise US prosecutor books? He'll still find fault with itCrossword Clue
Mount Etna deposits somewhat academicCrossword Clue
HairsplitterCrossword Clue
Nitpicky personCrossword Clue
One particular exercise poet doesn't finishCrossword Clue
One particular exercise poet doesnt finishCrossword Clue
QuibblerCrossword Clue
Editor punches mostly rubbish nit-pickerCrossword Clue
Stickler in bad mood about Bible bookCrossword Clue

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TSAR
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Pre-1917 rulerCrossword Clue
Edict issuer in "Fiddler on the Roof"Crossword Clue
Russian monarchCrossword Clue
Russian title derived from "Caesar"Crossword Clue
February Revolution abdicatorCrossword Clue
Ruler at the Winter PalaceCrossword Clue
Romanov rulerCrossword Clue
Title first used by Ivan the GreatCrossword Clue
Pre-Russian Revolution leaderCrossword Clue
Bygone autocratCrossword Clue

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DICTATOR
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Corruption by some police repelled autocratCrossword Clue
Stenographers employer is a despotCrossword Clue
Castro perhaps adroit moving across courtCrossword Clue
Autocrats bizarre act stops journalist dropping leaderCrossword Clue
AutocratCrossword Clue
Detective Murphy talking — he's in sole chargeCrossword Clue
Detective Murphy talking - hes in sole chargeCrossword Clue
Autocrat who orders a stenographer to take notesCrossword Clue
Absolute rulerCrossword Clue
Despot finally read out riot actCrossword Clue

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IRONHAND
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Metaphor for tyrannyCrossword Clue
Strong controlCrossword Clue
Strong controlCrossword Clue
What a tyrant wieldsCrossword Clue
Symbol of strict controlCrossword Clue
Proverbially harsh controlCrossword Clue
Firm control, metaphoricallyCrossword Clue
Content of velvet glove?Crossword Clue
Firm control, metaphoricallyCrossword Clue
Something to rule withCrossword Clue

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STARCHAMBER
11 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Stiffen precious material, naturally preserved for Tudor courtCrossword Clue
Formality a warning sign, where justice was rarely servedCrossword Clue
English court created to ensure that laws were fairly enforced against prominent peopleCrossword Clue
Secretive tribunalCrossword Clue
Reception room for a Texas hockey player?Crossword Clue
Formal caution suggested by this courtCrossword Clue
Secret courtCrossword Clue
Inquisitional courtCrossword Clue
Stiffener and preservative in courtCrossword Clue
Early inquisitional English courtCrossword Clue

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ARBITRARY
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Capricious Rita messed with BarryCrossword Clue
RandomCrossword Clue
Selected at randomCrossword Clue
Completely randomCrossword Clue
CapriciousCrossword Clue
Based on whims or irrelevanciesCrossword Clue
Without specific motiveCrossword Clue
Capricious piece by artist on railway after sunrise?Crossword Clue
Like a fiatCrossword Clue
Unrestricted; despoticCrossword Clue

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HISNIBS
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Mock title for a self-important manCrossword Clue
Mr. High-and-MightyCrossword Clue
Facetious title for a demanding bossCrossword Clue
Mock title for a self-important chapCrossword Clue
Self-important boss, facetiouslyCrossword Clue
Mock title for a pompous bossCrossword Clue
Mocking title for an autocratCrossword Clue
Mocking title for an autocratCrossword Clue
Tough boss, facetiouslyCrossword Clue
Demanding one, facetiouslyCrossword Clue

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MIAPHARAOH
10 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Egyptian actress?Crossword Clue
Egyptian actress?Crossword Clue

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NERO
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Infamous emperorCrossword Clue
Infamous Roman rulerCrossword Clue
Emperor when Rome burnedCrossword Clue
Emperor Claudius's successorCrossword Clue
Fictional detective WolfeCrossword Clue
Fictional sleuth WolfeCrossword Clue
Name hidden in "hard-line Roman Emperor"Crossword Clue
Emperor when Rome burnedCrossword Clue
Roman emperor after ClaudiusCrossword Clue
Wolfe of fictionCrossword Clue

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ROD
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
___ and reelCrossword Clue
Cone counterpartCrossword Clue
Fishing poleCrossword Clue
StaffCrossword Clue
Unit equivalent to 16.5 feetCrossword Clue
Curtain hanger's needCrossword Clue
Good name for a nuclear engineer?Crossword Clue
Photoreceptor cellCrossword Clue
Towel holderCrossword Clue
StaffCrossword Clue

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ALVA
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Thomas ___ EdisonCrossword Clue
Thomas Edison's middle nameCrossword Clue
Thomas ___ EdisonCrossword Clue
Edison’s middle nameCrossword Clue
Thomas ___ EdisonCrossword Clue
Thomas Edison's middle nameCrossword Clue
Menlo Park middle nameCrossword Clue
Inventing middle nameCrossword Clue
Thomas ___ EdisonCrossword Clue
Thomas ___ EdisonCrossword Clue

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REPRESSIVE
10 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Salesman revises orders, being dictatorialCrossword Clue
Giving no freedom to the papers during raid from ScotlandCrossword Clue
StiflingCrossword Clue
Tending to keep downCrossword Clue

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TENNIS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Figure requiring recuperation, finally is rallying?Crossword Clue
Game and ultimately Margaret Thatcher maybe losing leadCrossword Clue
Number, any number, is required for gameCrossword Clue
Rafael Nadal's sportCrossword Clue
Coco Gauff's sportCrossword Clue
Game of loveCrossword Clue
Love scene?Crossword Clue
Sport played on a variety of surfacesCrossword Clue
Court gameCrossword Clue
Wrong about following number 20's sportCrossword Clue

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ALIMENTARYCANAL
15 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Unknown vessel in Malta, a liner at sea giving passage for fareCrossword Clue
Digestive-system passageCrossword Clue
Feeding tube?Crossword Clue
Food processor?Crossword Clue
Food processor?Crossword Clue
Part of the bodyCrossword Clue
Passageway of a sortCrossword Clue

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REGIMEN
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Combination of diet and exerciseCrossword Clue
Programme of diet and exerciseCrossword Clue
A specific diet and set of exercises to followCrossword Clue
Exercise plan, e.gCrossword Clue
Almost all of a military group in a systematic plan for livingCrossword Clue
One's involved in backing country's dietCrossword Clue
Systematic plan to downsize fighting unitCrossword Clue
Detailed army unit diet programmeCrossword Clue
Pattern of behaviour regarding booze will absorb the writerCrossword Clue
Most of wine and spirits Everyman imbibed, needing healthier routineCrossword Clue

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SATYR
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Stray cuckoo for lecherous woodland godCrossword Clue
Mythological woodland godCrossword Clue
Your drained, after having modelled for this randy fellowCrossword Clue
Lusty woodland deity took a pew by youngster, guttedCrossword Clue
“Hyperion to a ___”; Hamlet’s description of ClaudiusCrossword Clue
Bacchanalian beastCrossword Clue
Greek woodland deityCrossword Clue
Goat-legged deityCrossword Clue
Horny guy, for example, runs round middle of brothelCrossword Clue
Member of a raunchy chorus, in some ancient playsCrossword Clue

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SWEATER
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Top one working hard?Crossword Clue
Autumn apparel choiceCrossword Clue
Armpit often seen in leisurewearCrossword Clue
Labour on retrospective cover-upCrossword Clue
Top tree was rottenCrossword Clue
Southern climates not hot - so wear this?Crossword Clue
Cardigan, for exampleCrossword Clue
A grandpa cardigan is oneCrossword Clue
Top curse about debatable lineage, essentiallyCrossword Clue
Curious tree was topCrossword Clue

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NERONIC
7 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Imperial, fuzzy on chin, Henry trimmed - see monarch in itCrossword Clue
Pertaining to Claudius's adopted sonCrossword Clue

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CAPTAINAHAB
11 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
To whom Stubb and Flask answered, in literatureCrossword Clue
"From hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee" speakerCrossword Clue
To whom Stubb and Flask answered, in literatureCrossword Clue
"From hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee" speakerCrossword Clue
1956 Gregory Peck roleCrossword Clue
His last words were "Thus, I give up the spear!"Crossword Clue
His last words were "Thus, I give up the spear!"Crossword Clue
SAILORCrossword Clue

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IVAN
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Ghostbusters" director ReitmanCrossword Clue
Any of six Russian monarchsCrossword Clue
Any of six Russian monarchsCrossword Clue
___ the TerribleCrossword Clue
Tommy in the Hockey Hall of FameCrossword Clue
Lendl of tennisCrossword Clue
___ the TerribleCrossword Clue
Tennis great LendlCrossword Clue
Hall of Fame catcher Rodríguez nicknamed "Pudge"Crossword Clue
One was TerribleCrossword Clue

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TIBERIUS
8 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Top Roman bishop in row with one AmericanCrossword Clue
Emperor is brute, I suspectCrossword Clue
Emperor's clothes raised over half diseaseCrossword Clue
Roman emperor after AugustusCrossword Clue
Caligula's predecessor as emperorCrossword Clue
Caligula's predecessor as emperorCrossword Clue
Second Roman emperor, AD 14-37Crossword Clue
Roman emperorCrossword Clue
Captain Kirk's middle nameCrossword Clue

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AUTHORITARIAN
13 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
DictatorialCrossword Clue
What could be a Ruritania, hot, despotic?Crossword Clue
Domineering writer and heretic imbibing wineCrossword Clue
Oppressively strictCrossword Clue
Domineering writer embraces Rita in front of IanCrossword Clue
Oppressively strictCrossword Clue
Inflexible writer needs IT in a particular house for March-AprilCrossword Clue
Despotic writer, Italian, changing sidesCrossword Clue

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MACBETH
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Speaker of the line "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow / Creeps in this petty pace from day to day"Crossword Clue
Shakespearean mentioned by actors at their perilCrossword Clue
Subject of a centuries-old theatrical superstitionCrossword Clue
The Scottish playCrossword Clue
Play title that superstitious actors avoid saying aloud in theatersCrossword Clue
Rising actor receives award thats primarily for playCrossword Clue
Anguished king's US subject accepting awardCrossword Clue
Anguished kings US subject accepting awardCrossword Clue
Mach holds gamble with Scottish kingCrossword Clue
Arts graduate about to join little woman in playCrossword Clue

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STIGMATA
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Marks and Spencer’s opening times assuming it’s glossy magazine’s accurate for starters – aceCrossword Clue
Dump character on carpet with a number of bloody marksCrossword Clue
Dump character on carpet with a number of bloody marksCrossword Clue
Mystery driver and short friend getting A marksCrossword Clue
A stat I revised involving car companys signs of sufferingCrossword Clue
Dump resident on rug area to see scarsCrossword Clue
A fools shown up about carpet marks that are disgracefulCrossword Clue
Marks it as wrong without an entrance testCrossword Clue
Greek character cheers collecting ultimately excellent marksCrossword Clue
A wallys upset about carpet marksCrossword Clue

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Showing 36 Matching Answers

DESPOTIC

9 RELATED CLUES

HARSH

9 RELATED CLUES

IRONFISTED

3 RELATED CLUES

AUTOCRATIC

10 RELATED CLUES

TOTALITARIAN

4 RELATED CLUES

DESPOT

10 RELATED CLUES

DESPOTS

10 RELATED CLUES

HEEL

10 RELATED CLUES

IDI

10 RELATED CLUES

NEROS

10 RELATED CLUES

OGRE

10 RELATED CLUES

OGRES

10 RELATED CLUES

PEDANT

10 RELATED CLUES

TSAR

10 RELATED CLUES

DICTATOR

10 RELATED CLUES

IRONHAND

10 RELATED CLUES

STARCHAMBER

10 RELATED CLUES

ARBITRARY

10 RELATED CLUES

HISNIBS

10 RELATED CLUES

MIAPHARAOH

2 RELATED CLUES

NERO

10 RELATED CLUES

ROD

10 RELATED CLUES

ALVA

10 RELATED CLUES

REPRESSIVE

4 RELATED CLUES

TENNIS

10 RELATED CLUES

ALIMENTARYCANAL

7 RELATED CLUES

REGIMEN

10 RELATED CLUES

SATYR

10 RELATED CLUES

SWEATER

10 RELATED CLUES

NERONIC

2 RELATED CLUES

CAPTAINAHAB

8 RELATED CLUES

IVAN

10 RELATED CLUES

TIBERIUS

9 RELATED CLUES

AUTHORITARIAN

8 RELATED CLUES

MACBETH

10 RELATED CLUES

STIGMATA

10 RELATED CLUES

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