Emperor who purportedly fiddled while Rome burned Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NERO Emperor who purportedly fiddled while Rome burned (4) New York Times Apr 10, 2023
2% ASA Fit -- fiddle (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 6, 2025
2% TRE "Three," in Rome (3)
2% TSAR Russian emperor (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
2% ELIZA Character who sings "Burn" in "Hamilton" (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 1, 2025
2% PENGUIN Emperor of Antarctica (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 1, 2025
2% VANDAL One who sacked Rome in 455 A.D. (6) Universal Sep 30, 2025
2% POET Burns, e.g. (4) New York Times Sep 27, 2025
2% LVII 57, in old Rome (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 26, 2025
2% AFIRE Burning (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 23, 2025

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