'I ____ my rival, but only to strangle him' (Nero, in Jean Racine's Britannicus) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue 'I ____ my rival, but only to strangle him' (Nero, in Jean Racine's Britannicus) last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EMBRACE.

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Crossword Answer For 'I ____ my rival, but only to strangle him' (Nero, in Jean Racine's Britannicus):

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EMBRACE 'I ____ my rival, but only to strangle him' (Nero, in Jean Racine's Britannicus) (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Jul 8, 2018
52% NERO Role in Racine's "Britannicus" (4)
48% LEES Levi's jeans rivals (4)
44% REP Dem.'s rival (3) Premier Sunday Jul 20, 2025
44% RENEWAL "The quarrels of lovers are the _ of love": Jean Racine (7) (7)
42% REST "I ___ my case" (4)
40% LXIV 64, to Nero (4) USA Today Quick Aug 31, 2025
40% ARE 64, to Nero (3) USA Today Quick Aug 31, 2025
40% DJIA S&P 500 rival (4)
40% MTV "I want my " (1980's slogan) (3)

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