The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TYRANNIC which also is the latest solution we found used in Boston Globe in 1982.
Cruel and oppressive (var) crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TYRANNIC | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cruel and oppressive (var)
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tyrant
- tyrannize
- despot
- autocrat
- hard
- tyrannous
- tyranny
- high-handed
- taxed
- burden
- ease
- press
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