Scatter south, protecting especially tyrannical rulers Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Scatter south, protecting especially tyrannical rulers last seen in Telegraph Toughie puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DESPOTS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DESPOTS Scatter south, protecting especially tyrannical rulers (7) The Telegraph Toughie Jul 31, 2018
5% DESPOT Tyrannical ruler (6) Mirror Classic Mar 11, 2025
4% CAESAR Roman ruler (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 29, 2025
4% CALIPH Muslim ruler (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 28, 2025
4% ERASED Obliterated as deer scattered (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 27, 2025
4% BETTERTHANSEX Especially gratifying, so to speak (13) New York Times Oct 25, 2025
4% EMIR Mideast ruler (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 20, 2025
4% TYRANT Ruthless ruler (6) LA Times Daily Oct 19, 2025
4% POTENTATE Autocratic ruler (9) Puzzler Backwords Oct 18, 2025
4% SPARSE Thinly scattered (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Oct 16, 2025

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