"I must be cruel, __ to be kind": Hamlet Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ONLY 'I must be cruel, __ to be kind': Hamlet (4)
7% BEKIND "I must be cruel, only to ___": Hamlet (6)
6% OGRES Cruel folks (5) Newsday Nov 23, 2025
5% VENGEANCE Hamlet's motivation (9) Wall Street Journal Dec 13, 2025
5% SON Hamlet, to Gertrude (3)
5% STIMULI Sadly I must list first half of inducements (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 11, 2025
5% ULCER Cruel sort of complaint (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Dec 7, 2025
5% TIS "If it be now, ___ not to come": Hamlet (3) New York Times Dec 2, 2025
5% SORT Kind (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 25, 2025
5% SEETV Must-__ (recommended program) (5) Newsday Nov 23, 2025
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