Clue
Dictator’s hasty, ranting from time to time? (6)
Answer
TYRANT
This puzzle was solved by OpenAI’s O3 Mini large language model using a zero-shot prompt without any context about cryptic crossword clues.
Explanation
One way to see it is by splitting the answer into two parts: • “TY” and “RANT.” “RANT” is just as you think—a “hasty, ranting” bit of angry speech—while “ty” can be read “from time to time” (that is, coming in intermittently). Thus “TYRANT” (TY + RANT) is clued both by the definition “dictator” and by the playful word‐splitting instructions “hasty, ranting from time to time?”
This explanation was generated using OpenAI’s O3 Mini large language model.