Rome on the rise -- gripping for a leader such as Nero Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EMPEROR Rome on the rise -- gripping for a leader such as Nero (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 27, 2017
5% RENO Nevada city that's an anagram of "Nero" (4)
5% TRE "Three" in Rome (3)
5% VICE Depravity; gripping tool (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 13, 2025
5% HILLS Rome septet (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 9, 2025
5% CLAMP Gripping tool (5) USA Today Oct 7, 2025
5% ROSIN Pitcher's grip aid (5) LA Times Mini Oct 4, 2025
5% CLASP Grip (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 29, 2025
5% NIHIL Nothing, to Nero (5) The Washington Post Mini Sep 29, 2025
5% TRACTION Road-gripping ability (8) Newsday Sep 28, 2025

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