| Dictator (6) | The Guardian Quick | 27 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Ruthless ruler | LA Times Daily | 19 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | King George III, according to Thomas Jefferson |  |  | 
          
            | Despotic ruler | Premier Sunday | 05 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Fire-breathing boss | Newsday | 11 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Oppressor (6) | Puzzler | 05 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Despot helped to make a martyr anthology (6) |  |  | 
          
            | ___ flycatcher, bird in the world's largest avian family (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Despot | The Telegraph Quick | 20 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Despotic ruler destroyed arty books (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Despot(6) |  |  | 
          
            | Despotic ruler | Mirror Tea Time | 24 May 2025 | 
          
            | Despot | Mirror Classic | 24 May 2025 | 
          
            | Unjust ruler |  |  | 
          
            | Tyrone starts to shout wildly at despot (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Autocrat(6) |  |  | 
          
            | Ruler who uses power arbitrarily (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Slave-driving boss |  |  | 
          
            | Despotic ruler | The Times Concise | 01 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Oppressive ruler in the party ran the election (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Some petty ranting from despot (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Betty ran to get away from the dictator (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Oppressive ruler | The Sun Two Speed | 21 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Despot, explosive, incarcerates poor Ray | The Sun Two Speed | 21 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Despotic type making totally empty blustery speech (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Try out worker as dictator (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Autocrat's extremely trashy diatribe (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Despot | The Sun Two Speed | 29 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Drunk Ray jailed by explosive oppressor | The Sun Two Speed | 29 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Opressive ruler (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Martyr Anthony a bit of a despot (6) | Puzzler Cryptic | 13 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Harsh master apt to turn ratty about a bit of fun (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Fiery speech supporting extremely tetchy, oppressive boss | The Times Quick Cryptic | 05 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | A cruel and oppressive ruler (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Oppressive leader | USA Today | 27 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Unknown artist jailed by explosive autocrat (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel and oppressive ruler (6) |  |  | 
          
            | An autocrat in the city ran things |  |  | 
          
            | Try out worker for autocrat (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Martyr Anthony 3 bit of a despot (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Autocrat | Thomas Joseph | 13 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Ruthless ruler | Universal | 09 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Despot | Eugene Sheffer | 08 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Martyr Anthony a bit of a despot (6) | Puzzler Cryptic | 16 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | The autocrat in the party ran things his way (6) |  |  | 
          
            | A despot (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Despot, dictator (6) |  |  | 
          
            | NT Arty? Bully for them! (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Martyr Anthony a bit of a despot (6) | Puzzler Cryptic | 31 May 2024 | 
          
            | One who hardly rules? |  |  | 
          
            | From necessity ran to oppressor (6) |  |  | 
          
            | A person who governs oppressively, unjustly and arbitrarily (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Extremely tricky to yell at dictator |  |  | 
          
            | NT Arty? No bull! Why? |  |  | 
          
            | Oppressor's extremely touchy diatribe |  |  | 
          
            | One governing in a cruel and oppressive manner | The Times Concise | 23 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Martyr Anthony a bit of a despot (6) | Puzzler Cryptic | 24 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Feared ruler |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel ruler | New York Times | 16 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Try to change, little one! Become a bully! (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Martyr Anthony a bit of a despot (6) | Puzzler Cryptic | 27 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Thanes yield initially at tirade from despot (6) |  |  | 
          
            | One may be extremely testy and shout (6) |  |  | 
          
            | Caligula was one |  |  | 
          
            | Despot | The Telegraph Quick | 06 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Bully's outwardly terribly strong words | The Times Cryptic | 19 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Bully, in reality, ran theatre | The Telegraph Cryptic | 20 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Despot with extremely tetchy tirade | The Times Cryptic | 19 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Oppressive ruler | Wall Street Journal | 04 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Oppressor | The Telegraph Quick | 03 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Autocrat | Thomas Joseph | 02 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Dictator's extremely tawdry wild speech | The Guardian Cryptic | 04 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Dictator | The Telegraph Quick | 08 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Napoleon in "Animal Farm," e.g | Universal | 16 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Despot | The Times Concise | 03 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Bad leader not overthrown in middle of battle | The Times Cryptic | 08 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Despot | The Guardian Quick | 15 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | Dictator's heartless attempt to deliver a tirade | The Telegraph Cryptic | 14 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | Ruler gives extremely tacky and intemperate speech | The Times Cryptic | 09 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Despot‘s extremely tetchy outburst |  |  | 
          
            | Despot's extremely tetchy outburst | The Guardian Cryptic | 18 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Bully not retreating in, ultimately, fist fight | The Telegraph Toughie | 17 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Hollow tipsy tirade of despot |  |  | 
          
            | Iron-fisted ruler |  |  | 
          
            | Despot | The Times Concise | 16 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Autocratic leader | Wall Street Journal | 28 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Drunk Ray jailed by explosive oppressor | The Sun Two Speed | 19 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Autocrat, Russia's leader in unusually natty clothing |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel boss | LA Times Daily | 25 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Cruel boss | The Washington Post | 25 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Oppressive ruler | Wall Street Journal | 21 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Dictator | The Telegraph Quick | 02 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Coup target, perhaps | The Washington Post | 21 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Coup target, perhaps | LA Times Daily | 21 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Cruel ruler | The Times Concise | 05 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Autocrat | Thomas Joseph | 06 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Despot | The Telegraph Quick | 28 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Cruel and oppressive dictator | Irish Times Simplex | 10 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Ruthless ruler | Newsday | 05 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Oppressive ruler | LA Times Daily | 28 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Oppressive ruler | The Washington Post | 28 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Despot, autocrat | Irish Times Simplex | 24 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Very tough boss | LA Times Daily | 04 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Very tough boss | The Washington Post | 04 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Absolute ruler's angry tirade after Troy gutted | The Telegraph Cryptic | 25 May 2020 | 
          
            | Authoritarian deputy ran the shows |  |  | 
          
            | Absolute ruler | Family Time | 17 May 2020 | 
          
            | Despot's extremely timely tirade |  |  | 
          
            | Oppressor's extremely tacky tirade |  |  | 
          
            | Despot, explosive, incarcerates wounded Ray | The Sun Two Speed | 05 Jan 2020 | 
          
            | Oppressive ruler | The Sun Two Speed | 05 Jan 2020 | 
          
            | Despot | The Sun Two Speed | 04 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Criminal Ray jailed by explosive oppressor | The Sun Two Speed | 04 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Play truant without Paul - the bully! | Irish Times Crosaire | 11 May 2019 | 
          
            | Bad, bad boss | New York Times | 14 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Dictatorial boss | Newsday | 07 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Bad, bad boss |  |  | 
          
            | Despot | Eugene Sheffer | 09 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | He reportedly is on par with resistance worker? On the contrary |  |  | 
          
            | Soldier, perhaps, under war god and despot |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel ruler's extremely tawdry outburst |  |  | 
          
            | Bully never returns in case of threat |  |  | 
          
            | Oppressor | Wall Street Journal | 08 Apr 2017 | 
          
            | Oppressive leader | Wall Street Journal | 20 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Despot‘s terribly hollow violent speech |  |  | 
          
            | Authoritarian type regularly stays talking crosswords |  |  | 
          
            | Bully fled in Toyota, ejecting regular occupants |  |  | 
          
            | Ogre at the office | Newsday | 23 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Dictator | Newsday | 14 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Play truant without Paul and Uncle Joe | Irish Times Crosaire | 06 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Caligula, e.g | New York Times | 14 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Oppressive sort | Wall Street Journal | 18 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Ruthless ruler | The Washington Post | 27 May 2016 | 
          
            | Cruel dictator | The Telegraph Quick | 10 May 2016 | 
          
            | Hard taskmaster thereby disheartened with harangue | The Telegraph Cryptic | 13 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Tense year with soldier becoming despot |  |  | 
          
            | Supreme warrior seen by worker as big bully | The Times Cryptic | 20 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Caligula, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Oppressive ruler |  |  | 
          
            | Despotic one | USA Today | 03 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Boss you'd like to toss | The Washington Post | 16 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Oppressive ruler | The Times Concise | 03 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | Uncompromising sort | New York Times | 23 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | Iron-fisted ruler | New York Times | 25 May 2015 | 
          
            | 'The only ___ I accept in this world is the still small voice within me': Gandhi | New York Times | 15 Apr 2015 | 
          
            | Despotic one | Universal | 01 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | Fist-pounding boss, say | New York Times | 02 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Boss you'd like to toss |  |  | 
          
            | Bossy boss |  |  | 
          
            | Despotic one |  |  | 
          
            | "The only ___ I accept in this world is the still small voice within me": Gandhi |  |  | 
          
            | Fist-pounding boss, say |  |  | 
          
            | Iron-fisted ruler |  |  | 
          
            | Despotic one |  |  | 
          
            | Uncompromising sort |  |  | 
          
            | Some nasty ranting despot |  |  | 
          
            | Dictator implicated in atrocity ran trials |  |  | 
          
            | Bullying boss: 'I must sack useless worker' |  |  | 
          
            | Tough boss |  |  | 
          
            | Overthrow target |  |  | 
          
            | Ruler who's crueler |  |  | 
          
            | Despot |  |  | 
          
            | Despot |  |  | 
          
            | Fist-pounding sort |  |  | 
          
            | Tough boss to work for |  |  | 
          
            | Dictator |  |  | 
          
            | Rough ruler |  |  | 
          
            | Despot |  |  | 
          
            | Bully‘s heartless right-wing bombast |  |  | 
          
            | Oppressive boss |  |  | 
          
            | Mean monarch |  |  | 
          
            | Ruthless ruler |  |  | 
          
            | Despot |  |  | 
          
            | Coup target, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | Oppressive boss |  |  | 
          
            | Oppressive boss |  |  | 
          
            | Coup target, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | Amin, for one |  |  | 
          
            | Absolute ruler |  |  | 
          
            | Iron-fisted boss |  |  | 
          
            | Monocrat |  |  | 
          
            | Taskmaster |  |  | 
          
            | Dictator... |  |  | 
          
            | Despot |  |  | 
          
            | 54-Down, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Despot |  |  | 
          
            | Autocrat |  |  | 
          
            | Despot |  |  | 
          
            | Coup target |  |  | 
          
            | Coup target |  |  | 
          
            | Despot |  |  | 
          
            | Iron-fisted ruler |  |  | 
          
            | Polycrates, for example |  |  | 
          
            | Autocrat |  |  | 
          
            | Tough boss to work for |  |  | 
          
            | Simon Legree |  |  | 
          
            | Simon Legree |  |  | 
          
            | Ivan or Peter |  |  | 
          
            | Ruthless ruler |  |  | 
          
            | Tough boss |  |  | 
          
            | Tough boss |  |  | 
          
            | Despot |  |  | 
          
            | Nero, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Autocrat |  |  | 
          
            | Mean ruler |  |  | 
          
            | Nero, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Despotic ruler |  |  | 
          
            | Cross boss |  |  | 
          
            | Despot |  |  | 
          
            | Autocrat |  |  | 
          
            | Cross boss |  |  | 
          
            | Dictator |  |  | 
          
            | Harsh ruler |  |  | 
          
            | Simon Legree |  |  | 
          
            | Bossy boss |  |  | 
          
            | He who must be obeyed |  |  | 
          
            | Ruler gives extremely tacky and intemperate speech |  |  | 
          
            | Despotic ruler |  |  | 
          
            | Bossy boss |  |  | 
          
            | Unscrupulous leader |  |  | 
          
            | Ivan the Terrible  e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Despotic one |  |  | 
          
            | Autocrat |  |  | 
          
            | Not an easy boss |  |  | 
          
            | Cruel master |  |  | 
          
            | Legree type |  |  | 
          
            | Overbearing one |  |  | 
          
            | Dictator |  |  | 
          
            | Slave-driver |  |  | 
          
            | Hard taskmaster. |  |  | 
          
            | Periander of Corinth was one. |  |  | 
          
            | Oppressive ruler. |  |  | 
          
            | Despot. |  |  | 
          
            | Ruler of sorts. |  |  | 
          
            | Periander, for one. |  |  | 
          
            | Unfair taskmaster. |  |  | 
          
            | Absolute ruler. |  |  | 
          
            | Autocrat. |  |  | 
          
            | Slave driver's cousin. |  |  | 
          
            | An oppressor. |  |  | 
          
            | Oppressor. |  |  |