Ruthless ruler Crossword Clue

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DESPOT

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(noun)
1. a cruel and oppressive dictator
2. any person who exercises power in a cruel way

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

RUTHLESS (adjective)
1. without mercy or pity
RULER (noun)
1. measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
2. a person who rules or commands

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

DESPOT
(6 letters)

More Boston Globe Crossword (8/9/2024) Answers

Across

1. Toddler's first word, maybe

5. Norway's patron saint

9. They might be saturated

13. Slightly off

15. Romance novelist Roberts

16. Shout after being tagged

17. Creative motivation, slangily

18. Big name in luggage

20. Alerted

22. Country singer Yearwood

24. Cut drastically, as prices

25. Annoy

26. Reluctant

27. Turn like a top

30. Steak ___ (dish named for a Roman goddess)

31. To's counterpart

34. Golf course standard

35. Clustered together

37. ___ and yang

38. Versatile blackjack card

39. Indigenous tribe members in Arizona

40. Onion rings or curly fries

41. Painter Edouard

42. Nail polish brand

44. Quoted from memory

47. ___ cheesesteak

50. Planet between Saturn and Neptune

51. Assembles

53. Butterflies, in Spanish

55. Digital money

56. Norway's capital

57. The “M” of YMCA

58. "... then I defy you, stars!" speaker in a Shakespeare tragedy

59. Horse strap

60. Soothe

61. Political cartoonist Thomas

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Down

1. Common city street name

2. Response to "Are too"

3. Like eyes that are tearing up

4. Ibuprofen alternative / One with ambitions? (Hint: Note letters 4 and 6)

5. Beginning stage

6. Laundry unit

7. Sleeve tattoo locale

8. Exciting way of life, idiomatically

9. Complete / Restricted? (... letters 2 and 4)

10. Pennsylvania sect

11. Church donation

12. Suffix for 'home' or 'farm'

14. To date

19. Gave a speech

21. Squid's defense

24. Daytime TV melodramas

26. Boundary / Favored one leg? (... letters 2 and 4)

27. Massage site

28. Ms. ___-Man

29. Rage

30. Deceived

31. "Just so you know" letters

32. Purge

33. Half and half

35. Flirt with, say

36. Craving companionship

40. California's ___ Valley / Goofy? (... letters 2 and 4)

41. Yellow character in "Despicable Me" / Opposite of plus? (... letters 2 and 4)

42. Resistance unit

43. Pied ___

44. Bit of gossip

45. Wipe, as a hard drive

46. Two-time FIFA Player of the Year Lloyd

47. Squad

48. Alpaca cousin

49. Approvals

51. Some chickpea containers

52. Tequila serving

54. Octopus's home

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