Emperor who, in actuality, played the lyre, not the violin Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NERO Emperor who, in actuality, played the lyre, not the violin (4) New York Times Sep 15, 2019
5% TSAR Emperor (4) The Telegraph Quick Nov 20, 2025
5% ESSE In ____, actual (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 8, 2025
5% FORMERLY Type playing lyre in times gone by (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 21, 2025
5% REAL Actual (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 20, 2025
4% CASE Box for a violin (4) Newsday Dec 3, 2025
4% ELBA Idris who played Mandela (4) USA Today Dec 3, 2025
4% TSARS Russian emperors (5) (5) Mirror Quick Dec 3, 2025
4% TAKEI George who played Sulu on "Star Trek" (5) New York Times Dec 1, 2025
4% STRAD Prized violin, familiarly (5) LA Times Daily Nov 30, 2025

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