Work on academic cancelling of tyrant (9) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Work on academic cancelling of tyrant (9) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on May 19, 2026. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OPPRESSOR.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OPPRESSOR Work on academic cancelling of tyrant (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic May 19, 2026
7% DESPOT Tyrant (6) Wall Street Journal Apr 11, 2026
6% AREAS Academic fields (5) Universal May 11, 2026
6% IDI Tyrant Amin (3) Premier Sunday May 10, 2026
6% STETS Cancels a deletion (5) Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026
6% NOGO Canceled, as a launch (4) Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026
6% NIX Cancel (3) USA Today May 4, 2026
6% DON Academic (3) The Telegraph Quick May 2, 2026
6% STEM Academic acronym (4) Universal Apr 22, 2026
6% SCRUB Cancel; scour (5) The Telegraph Mini Apr 18, 2026

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