| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Totalitarian control | LA Times Daily | 28 Aug 2025 |
| Club regulation that must be strictly obeyed (4,4) | ||
| Totalitarianism, metaphorically | LA Times Daily | 05 May 2024 |
| Absolute tyranny | ||
| Absolutism | New York Times | 08 Jul 2022 |
| Despotic regime | LA Times Daily | 14 Nov 2020 |
| Despotic regime | The Washington Post | 14 Nov 2020 |
| Oppressive dominance | New York Times | 19 Jul 2020 |
| Dictatorial leadership | New York Times | 14 Jun 2020 |
| Autocracy | New York Times | 09 Mar 2019 |
| Autocracy | ||
| Totalitarian control | New York Times | 09 Jul 2018 |
| Totalitarian control | The Washington Post | 07 Feb 2018 |
| Totalitarian control | LA Times Daily | 07 Feb 2018 |
| Totalitarian control | ||
| Totalitarian control | ||
| Strict control | LA Times Daily | 26 Feb 2017 |
| Strict control | ||
| Tyranny | ||
| Oppresive regime | ||
| Restrictive regime | ||
| Restrictive regime | ||
| Totalitarian government |