Descriptor for a dictator Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Descriptor for a dictator” from the New York Times crossword of December 29, 2024? It has 7 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
NEW YORK TIMES, DECEMBER 29, 2024
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TIN-POT is the answer to “Descriptor for a dictator”.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
A 7-letter answer that starts with T.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: IPT-TNO.
Hint 3 Another clue
It starts with T and ends with T.
More clues from the New York Times (December 29, 2024)
Across
- 1. "The Soul ___ Itself" (Emily Dickinson poem)4 letters, starts with UUNTO
- 5. Conceal5 letters, starts with CCLOAK
- 10. Gamer's annoyance3 letters, starts with LLAG
- 13. Wail, blubber, etc.4 letters, starts with BBAWL
- 17. One of six in garden croquet4 letters, starts with HHOOP
- 18. Emmy-winning drama series set in the Midwest5 letters, starts with FFARGO
- 19. Disney C.E.O. Bob4 letters, starts with IIGER
- 21. Early phase of software development5 letters, starts with AALPHA
- 22. Electrician who might put in overtime after a bad storm10 letters, starts with -----WORKER
- 24. Politico Buttigieg4 letters, starts with PPETE
- 25. Partner of dreams5 letters, starts with HHOPES
- 26. Anesthetized5 letters, starts with UUNDER
- 27. Have a banquet4 letters, starts with DDINE
- 28. Graphics that show trends10 letters, starts with -----CHARTS
- 30. Like cobras and some jackets6 letters, starts with HHOODED
- 32. Doc that ensures secrecy3 letters, starts with NNDA
- 33. Rapscallion5 letters, starts with RROGUE
- 34. Dog with "small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose"4 letters, starts with TTOTO
- 35. Prepared3 letters, starts with SSET
- 37. Lion's prey8 letters, starts with AANTELOPE
- 39. Preceding times4 letters, starts with EEVES
- 40. Loud whistlers7 letters, starts with KKETTLES
- 44. Unnecessarily lengthen, as an essay3 letters, starts with PPAD
- 45. Brought aboard5 letters, starts with LLADED
- 47. Language from which "curry" comes5 letters, starts with TTAMIL
- 48. Increased suddenly6 letters, starts with SSURGED
- 51. "No time to lose!"4 letters, starts with CCMON
- 53. Without help5 letters, starts with AALONE
- 54. Step (on)5 letters, starts with TTREAD
- 55. Dien Bien ___, 1954 battle site in Vietnam3 letters, starts with PPHU
- 56. Dough dispenser3 letters, starts with AATM
- 59. Hard hits off the bat10 letters, starts with -----DRIVES
- 61. McEvoy of cosmetics5 letters, starts with TTRISH
- 63. Dish of chopped meat, potatoes and onions4 letters, starts with HHASH
- 66. Portrayer of Grindelwald in "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald"4 letters, starts with DDEPP
- 67. Author Zola5 letters, starts with EEMILE
- 68. Large Starbucks size5 letters, starts with VVENTI
- 69. Fascinated by4 letters, starts with IINTO
- 70. Potatoes, on an Indian menu4 letters, starts with AALOO
- 71. Nb3, Bxh7, Ra4, etc.5 letters, starts with MMOVES
- 72. The Macarena and Cha Cha Slide, for two10 letters, starts with -----DANCES
- 74. Education support grp.3 letters, starts with PPTA
- 76. "The Simpsons" character who says "I've done everything the Bible says! Even the stuff that contradicts the other stuff!"3 letters, starts with NNED
- 77. Love affair5 letters, starts with AAMOUR
- 78. Corrupt5 letters, starts with TTAINT
- 79. Snack brand with "Classic" and "Wavy" varieties4 letters, starts with LLAYS
- 81. Iced coffee drink6 letters, starts with FFRAPPE
- 82. Colorings5 letters, starts with TTINTS
- 83. Jamie who pitched on eight major-league teams over his 25-year career5 letters, starts with MMOYER
- 86. Weigh (down)3 letters, starts with BBOG
- 87. Wild tours7 letters, starts with SSAFARIS
- 89. Grave4 letters, starts with DDIRE
- 90. They might make you jump8 letters, starts with UUPARROWS
- 95. Winter mo.3 letters, starts with DDEC
- 96. Praiseful poems4 letters, starts with OODES
- 97. Attack from all sides5 letters, starts with BBESET
- 98. Solar wind particle3 letters, starts with IION
- 100. Places to dock6 letters, starts with WWHARFS
- 105. Defensive position10 letters, starts with -----BACKER
- 107. Catch4 letters, starts with SSNAG
- 109. Man's name meaning "strong" in Hebrew5 letters, starts with EETHAN
- 110. Director Sam5 letters, starts with RRAIMI
- 111. Exude, as charm4 letters, starts with OOOZE
- 112. Indication of where to cut … or something written five times in this puzzle?10 letters, starts with DDASHEDLINE
- 114. Gave support5 letters, starts with AAIDED
- 115. Seeks compensation, maybe4 letters, starts with SSUES
- 116. Relative of a badger5 letters, starts with OOTTER
- 117. Starter with chips?4 letters, starts with AANTE
- 118. "___ Turismo" (2023 film)4 letters, starts with GGRAN
- 119. Certain fantasy football stats3 letters, starts with TTDS
- 120. Part of MGM5 letters, starts with MMAYER
- 121. Rise dramatically4 letters, starts with SSOAR
Down
- 1. "Don't even think about it"5 letters, starts with UUH-UH
- 2. Proscribed action5 letters, starts with NNO-NO
- 3. Kind of list5 letters, starts with TTO-DO
- 4. Opinion piece5 letters, starts with OOP-ED
- 5. Exec in charge of investments3 letters, starts with CCFO
- 6. Product of rendering4 letters, starts with LLARD
- 7. Big name in pest control5 letters, starts with OORKIN
- 8. Plan for the day6 letters, starts with AAGENDA
- 9. Like bibimbap6 letters, starts with KKOREAN
- 10. Watch one's language?8 letters, starts with LLIP-READ
- 11. From time immemorial7 letters, starts with AAGE-OLD
- 12. Very start6 letters, starts with GGET-GO
- 13. Full of unnecessary costs, as a budget7 letters, starts with BBLOATED
- 14. Sign off on7 letters, starts with AAPPROVE
- 15. Sharpened7 letters, starts with WWHETTED
- 16. Loops around a rodeo6 letters, starts with LLASSOS
- 20. Sign on again5 letters, starts with RRE-UP
- 21. "That feels good"3 letters, starts with AAHH
- 23. Fought in a ring8 letters, starts with WWRESTLED
- 29. Green with the bowdlerized hit "Forget You"5 letters, starts with CCEELO
- 31. Home state of the senator Lisa Blunt Rochester: Abbr.3 letters, starts with DDEL
- 36. It's heard in a hearing9 letters, starts with TTESTIMONY
- 38. Pulled a classic prank on, for short4 letters, starts with TTPED
- 40. Superman's birth name6 letters, starts with KKAL-EL
- 41. Genre for Fall Out Boy7 letters, starts with EEMO-POP
- 42. Descriptor for a dictator7 letters, starts with TTIN-POT
- 43. Stays alive8 letters, starts with SSURVIVES
- 46. Santa ___3 letters, starts with AANA
- 47. Magic word?5 letters, starts with TTA-DA
- 49. Lurched6 letters, starts with RREELED
- 50. What Boyle's law pertains to5 letters, starts with GGASES
- 51. Bar exercises8 letters, starts with CCHIN-UPS
- 52. Highly recommended story9 letters, starts with MMUST-READ
- 55. Awaiting surgery, informally6 letters, starts with PPRE-OP
- 57. Vanishing point?7 letters, starts with TTHINAIR
- 58. Henry who composed the theme for "The Pink Panther"7 letters, starts with MMANCINI
- 60. Sleep stage3 letters, starts with RREM
- 61. Rating that signifies lewdness or violence5 letters, starts with TTV-MA
- 62. Concealed3 letters, starts with HHID
- 64. Medical inserts6 letters, starts with SSTENTS
- 65. Parasites' needs5 letters, starts with HHOSTS
- 73. Quite fond of, with "to"8 letters, starts with AATTACHED
- 75. Hefeweizen, e.g.3 letters, starts with AALE
- 77. Jason's ship4 letters, starts with AARGO
- 80. Vacation destination in the Caribbean5 letters, starts with AARUBA
- 81. Stronghold8 letters, starts with FFORTRESS
- 83. Place to hover7 letters, starts with MMID-AIR
- 84. Big name in frozen food7 letters, starts with OORE-IDA
- 85. Obsequious types7 letters, starts with YYES-MEN
- 86. Sauntered (in)7 letters, starts with BBREEZED
- 88. Meager3 letters, starts with FFEW
- 89. Closefitting headwear, in a variant spelling6 letters, starts with DDO-RAG
- 91. ___ Bill, folk hero who is said to have ridden a tornado like a bucking bronco5 letters, starts with PPECOS
- 92. Invite on a date6 letters, starts with AASKOUT
- 93. "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of ___": Thomas Jefferson6 letters, starts with WWISDOM
- 94. Piece of classical music6 letters, starts with SSONATA
- 99. Repulsive5 letters, starts with NNASTY
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- 102. "I Know a ___" (rhyming children's book)5 letters, starts with RRHINO
- 103. Soda with strawberry and pineapple flavors5 letters, starts with FFANTA
- 104. Derisive expression5 letters, starts with SSNEER
- 106. Auction action3 letters, starts with BBID
- 108. Clarified butter4 letters, starts with GGHEE
- 113. Botch things3 letters, starts with EERR
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Questions
What is the answer to “Descriptor for a dictator”?
TIN-POT, 7 letters.
When was “Descriptor for a dictator” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of December 29, 2024.
How many letters does the answer have?
7 letters, starting with T.