Crossword answer
DESPOTIC
8 letters · Used for 5 different clues · 6 appearances · Last seen The Guardian, August 18, 2026
Letter pattern
DESPOTIC
Clues that lead to DESPOTIC
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Ruling by tyrannical behaviour (8)8The GuardianAug 18, 2026
Autocratic8Daily ExpressMay 11, 2026
Very arrogant, you'll notice, in shaking dice8Evening StandardApr 27, 2026
Posted wrong information initially about authoritarian8The IndependentApr 6, 2026
Unreasonably to thrust poets into the CID is simply tyrannic8Evening StandardJul 17, 2023
About DESPOTIC in crosswords
DESPOTIC is a 8-letter answer that has appeared 6 times in our database across 5 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Ruling by tyrannical behaviour (8)” in the The Guardian crossword on August 18, 2026.
Other 8-letter answers
OLDFRUITDear fellow died in our lift, putting that out of order
MRSCLAUSArctic cookiemaker
CITATIONBibliography listing
VIRGINALAncient poet stuck with an unusually old keyboard
RASPUTINInfamous Russian mystic
ASGOODASVirtually
CHANCEITTake a risk
ACADEMIADark ___ (aesthetic associated with old libraries and tweed)
ORATORIOOne making a speech at Number Ten - to music
ECHIDNASOnly egg-laying mammals besides platypuses
RECKLESSLike crazy driving - though without a crash, we're told
SOBSTORYTearful tale
OPENPLANLike an office designed for collaboration
IDARESAY"Seems to me..."
Every appearance of DESPOTIC (6)
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Aug 18, 2026
Ruling by tyrannical behaviour (8) · The Guardian · 12 Across
May 11, 2026
Autocratic · Daily Express · 18 Across
Apr 27, 2026
Very arrogant, you'll notice, in shaking dice · Evening Standard · 7 Across
Apr 6, 2026
Posted wrong information initially about authoritarian · The Independent · 4 Across
Jul 17, 2023
Unreasonably to thrust poets into the CID is simply tyrannic · Evening Standard · 7 Across
Feb 4, 2021
Very arrogant, you'll notice, in shaking dice · Evening Standard · 7 Across