'I must be ___ only to be kind' (Shakespeare Hamlet act 3, sc. 4) (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CRUEL 'I must be ___ only to be kind' (Shakespeare Hamlet act 3, sc. 4) (5) (5)
6% ILK Kind (3) (3) Mirror Quick Dec 1, 2025
6% WORD 'Suit the action to the ___' (Shakespeare Hamlet act 3, sc. 2) (4) (4)
6% BEKIND "I must be cruel, only to ___": Hamlet (6)
5% OSRIC Courtier in William Shakespeare play Hamlet (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Nov 12, 2025
5% DANE Hamlet, for one (4) LA Times Daily Nov 12, 2025
5% SIA <i>Unstoppable</i> singer (3) (3) The Sun Mini Nov 8, 2025
5% ATPOINTS Into past acting in readiness for Shakespeare (8) The Times Mephisto Sep 14, 2025
5% ONLY 'I must be cruel, __ to be kind': Hamlet (4)
4% MACBETH Shakespeare tragedy (7) The Times Concise Dec 4, 2025
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