Clues for the word "NERO"
We've had 546 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 1652 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on August 23, 2026.
Definition of nero
- n. - A Roman emperor notorius for debauchery and barbarous cruelty; hence, any profligate and cruel ruler or merciless tyrant.
Referring Clues
- Peter or the Wolfe?
- Octavia's husband
- "Camelot" actor Franco
- Rebuilder of Rome
- Student of Seneca
- Emperor with a burning ambition?
- Pianist Peter
- In legend, he fiddled in a fire
- Detective Wolfe
- Infamous Roman
- Concern for Claudius
- Prowling Wolfe
- Great-great-grandson of Augustus
- Fiddler while Rome burned
- Emperor in "Quo Vadis?"
- Stout fellow?
- Rex's stout detective
- Rex's sleuth
- Peter Lorre's role in "The Story of Mankind"
- Poppaea's husband
- Rex introduced him
- Husband of Poppaea Sabina
- Fiddling emperor
- Agrippina's son
- Husband of Poppaea
- Agrippina's slayer
- His dying words were "What an artist the world is losing in me!"
- Roman "fiddler"
- Role in "The Coronation of Poppea"
- Galba's predecessor
- Peter of the Philadelphia Pops
- Infamous dictator
- Imperious Roman
- He ordered Seneca's death
- Reputed fiddler during Rome's fire
- Claudius I's successor
- Fiddling emperor, they say
- Emperor who poisoned Britannicus
- Roman fiddler of legend
- "Quo Vadis" role
- The Senate declared him a public enemy
- His last words were "What an artist the world is losing in me!"
- "I, Claudius" role
- Handel opera
- Role in Racine's "Britannicus"
- Fictional detective Wolfe
- Poisoner of Britannicus
- "Quo Vadis" character
- 1951 Peter Ustinov historical role
- Claudius's successor
- "Quo Vadis?" emperor
- Emperor who presided over a great fire
- Subject of a giant statue at Rome's ancient Colosseum
- Octavia's offer?
- 1951 Peter Ustinov role
- Roman imperator
- Fictional Wolfe
- He was declared a public enemy by the Senate
- Rome's fifth emperor
- Adopted son of Claudius
- Whodunit hero Wolfe
- Role in "The Sign of the Cross"
- Hated ruler of old
- Ancient libertine
- Portrait on a coin of A.D. 64
- Franco of film
- Detective Wolfe of fiction
- Coup victim of A.D. 68
- Subject of a Boito opera
- Great-grandson of Marc Antony
- Successor to Claudius I
- Last ruler of the Julio-Claudian dynasty
- Emperor who reputedly fiddled while Rome burned
- Charles Laughton's role in "The Sign of the Cross"
- Stout's Wolfe
- Villain in 2009's "Star Trek"
- Emperor who fiddled around?
- Peter at the ivories
- "I, Claudius" figure
- Member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty
- Role played by 52-Across in "The Story of Mankind"
- Wolfe of whodunits
- Emperor who married his stepsister
- Detective ___ Wolfe
- Roman emperor, AD 54-68
- Sleuth Wolfe
- Wolfe in Stout books
- Emperor who had his mother murdered
- Infamous fiddler
- Rex's detective
- Emperor of Rome, 54-68
- Fiddler of legend
- Emperor who was declared a public enemy by the Roman Senate
- Son of Agrippina the Younger
- "Quo Vadis" emperor
- He followed Claudius
- Nephew of Caligula
- Pop pianist Peter
- Famous fiddler
- Literary detective Wolfe
- Claudius's adopted son
- Roman despot
- Rex Stout detective Wolfe
- Wolf of fiction
- First century Roman despot
- Ustinov's "Quo Vadis?" role
- Emperor with a fiddle
- Wolfe the sleuth
- DVD recording software
- He watched Rome burn
- Pops pianist Peter
- Two-time Grammy Award-winning pianist Peter
- First-century Roman emperor
- First-century Roman despot
- Literary sleuth Wolfe
- Octavia's emperor-husband
- Stout's stout Wolfe
- Wolfe of fiction
- Claudius's stepson
- First-century emperor
- Tyrant who liked to fiddle around
- "Scratch My Bach" composer Peter
- Notorious Roman fiddler
- Peter or a Wolfe
- "Summer of '42" pianist Peter
- Two-time Grammy-winning pianist Peter
- Emperor tutored by Seneca
- Stout's detective Wolfe
- Crime-solving Wolfe
- Notorious Roman emperor
- Romulan villain in "Star Trek" or Roman emperor
- Fiddling tyrant
- Lancelot portrayer, 1967
- He was born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus
- First-century coup victim
- Roman emperor
- "Quo Vadis?" character
- Stepson of Claudius
- Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, familiarly
- Seneca tutored him
- Grammy winner Peter
- Detective created by Rex
- Galba succeeded him
- "Green Lantern" villain
- Agrippina the Younger's son
- Peter who won the third Best New Artist Grammy
- Black, in Bologna
- Peter Ustinov's role in "Quo Vadis"
- Roman fiddler
- Fictional detective and gourmand Wolfe
- Franco of "Camelot"
- "Star Trek" (2009) villain
- First name in detection
- Husband of Octavia
- Fictional sleuth Wolfe
- Claudius' grandnephew
- Claudius' adoptive son
- Philly Pops director Peter
- Emperor Galba's predecessor
- He played the lyre, not the fiddle
- Emperor during the Great Fire of Rome
- Emperor of the 50s and 60s?
- Claudius's adoptive son
- Emperor after Claudius I
- Archie's boss, in detective fiction
- Emperor advised by Seneca
- Grandson of Germanicus
- Claudius' stepson
- "Summer of '42" pianist
- Infamous Roman emperor
- Infamous emperor
- Claudius successor
- Emperor before Galba
- "Quo Vadis" ruler
- Stout sleuth
- Roman with a rotten reputation
- "Quo Vadis?" character
- Claudius' successor
- "I, Claudius" role
- Cruel emperor
- He bowed by the fire
- Roman emperor noted for inaction
- "Quo Vadis" meanie
- Wolfe of detective fiction
- He infamously fiddled around
- Rome burned during his reign
- Fiddling Roman tyrant
- Ancient Roman ruler
- Emperor after Claudius
- Agrippina's condemner
- Fifth Roman emperor
- Roman with a bad rep
- Piano-playing Peter
- Great-great grandson of Augustus
- The emperor featured in "Quo Vadis"
- Seneca the Younger's student
- Peter on the ivories
- Nefarious fiddler?
- Wolfe, the sleuth
- Musically inclined ruler
- Infamous Rome fiddler
- Great-grandson of Mark Antony
- Emperor who fiddled around
- Son and son-in-law to Claudius
- Suicidal emperor
- Great-great-grandson of Emperor Augustus
- Seneca's student
- Successor to Claudius
- Burner of Rome, in legend
- Rex's orchid-loving detective
- Roman tyrant
- Agrippina's tyrant son
- Famed fiddler
- Wolfe in big clothing
- Ruler from LIV to LXVIII
- Historical subject of a Boito opera
- "Quo Vadis? "emperor
- 1st-century emperor
- Novel sleuth Wolfe
- Seneca was his tutor
- Ustinov's "Quo Vadis" role
- Caligula's nephew
- Literary Wolfe
- "Quo Vadis" heavy
- Infamous emperor of Rome
- Fictional hero Wolfe
- Fiery fiddling Roman
- Legendary evil emperor
- Infamous Roman fiddler
- Emperor who "fiddled"
- Pupil of Seneca
- Character in "I, Claudius"
- Famed Roman fiddler
- Fabled fiddler
- Peter on the piano
- Pupil of Senaca
- Rotund Wolfe
- Emperor thought to be mad
- Last Julio-Claudian emperor
- Fiddle-playing emperor
- Wolfe on the trail
- "Fiery" emperor
- Cavolo ___ (Italian black kale)
- With 44 Across, literary sleuth
- Pliny the Elder's "enemy of mankind"
- Tyrannical Roman emperor
- Wolfe of crime fiction
- Infamous lyre player
- The emperor featured in "Quo Vadis"
- Portrait on an AD 64 coin
- A.D. 68 coup victim
- "Camelot" co-star
- "Summer of '42" pianist
- "Quo Vadis" ruler
- Emperor with strings attached?
- Mark Antony was his great-grandfather
- Big name in CD burning software, to the extent that CDs still get burned
- Notorious fiddler
- Last of the Julio-Claudian dynasty
- Roman fiddler?
- Early fiddler?
- Fiddling Roman despot
- Apocraphyl fiddler
- Fiddling Roman emperor
- "Star Trek" villain played by Eric Bana
- Agrippina the Younger's only child
- Villain in the 2009 "Star Trek" movie
- Fiddling Roman
- First-century Roman leader
- Subject of Tacitus' "Annals"
- Colossal statue outside ancient Rome's Colosseum
- Crime solver Wolfe of fiction
- Emperor said to have fiddled while Rome burned
- 1951 historical role for Peter Ustinov
- Successor of Claudius
- Emperor who fiddled while Rome burned
- Notorious emperor
- Infamous lyrist
- Roman lyre player
- 'Quo Vadis?' role
- Fiery fiddler?
- Vile Roman emperor
- Depraved emperor
- Fiddling emperor?
- Cruel Roman of yore
- Wolfe of mysteries
- 'I, Claudius' role
- Sleuth's first name
- Infamous fiddler of ancient times
- Caligula was his uncle
- Wolfe of detective lit
- Peter Ustinov's "Quo Vadis" role
- Fabled fiddler during the burning of Rome
- Wolfe of literature
- Emperor born about four years after Jesus died
- Claudius was his stepfather
- Supposedly insane Roman ruler
- Rex Stout sleuth Wolfe
- Much-loathed emperor
- Orchid-loving detective Wolfe
- Despot who fiddled
- Emperor who pulled strings?
- Inspiration to Napoleon
- Fiery emperor?
- 2009 "Star Trek" villain
- Tutee of Seneca
- Emperor who built the Domus Aurea
- Wolfe who tracks crooks
- Wolfe following clues
- Infamous Roman emperor who "fiddled around"
- Way too weighty Wolfe
- Fiddling villain of history
- "I, Claudius" emperor
- Grand-nephew of Claudius
- Decadent Roman emperor
- Face on a coin of A.D. 64
- Peter and Franco
- Rome burned, he fiddled
- Emperor who was friends with Seneca
- Infamous son of Agrippina II
- Villain in the 2009 "Star Trek" film
- He actually played the lyre
- Rex Stout's stout sleuth Wolfe
- Emperor at the Circus Maximus
- Peter on a piano
- "I, Claudius" character
- Rex Stout's sleuth Wolfe
- He fiddled while Rome burned
- Adopted great-nephew of Claudius
- Emperor who succeeded his great-uncle Claudius
- Julio-Claudian dynasty ruler
- He fiddled infamously
- Wager of war against Parthia
- Emperor who frequented the Circus Maximus
- Rex Stout's Wolfe
- Intended assassination victim of the pisonian conspiracy
- One-time emperor of Rome
- Infamous Roman tyrant
- Famed fiddler of ancient Rome
- Roman emperor after Claudius
- One of Seneca's students
- Infamous string musician
- He fiddled
- Emperor who ordered his mother killed
- "Fiddling" Roman emperor
- Jimmy Smits on "Sons of Anarchy"
- Fiddling ruler
- See 44-Down
- Emperor with a bow
- Nephew of Claudius
- Cruel Roman emperor
- Private eye Wolfe
- Wolfe of mystery
- Homebound sleuth Wolfe
- Husband of ancient Rome's Poppaea Sabina
- Emperor who committed matricide
- Laura's pet cat on "Remington Steele"
- Chariot racer in the 67 Olympics
- Classical fiddler
- Son of Agrippina
- Mad stepson in "I, Claudius"
- One of Suetonius' "Twelve Caesars"
- 'Quo Vadis' role
- "I, Claudius" autocrat
- Roman emperor known for his vanity
- 50s-60s emperor
- Drusilla divorced him
- Emperor famous for playing an instrument that hadn't been invented yet
- During whose reign Peter was crucified
- Infamous fiddling emperor
- Stepson in 'I, Claudius'
- Ruler preceding the Year of the Four Emperors
- Pianist Peter ___
- 300-pound Wolfe
- "Fiddler" of Rome
- Claudius follower
- Enemy of the early Christians
- The fiddling emperor
- Peter on piano
- Emperor accused of starting the Great Fire of Rome
- Infamous emperor who fiddled around
- Crazed fiddler
- Dastardly Roman emperor
- Roman-Parthian War figure
- Ruler said to have fiddled while Rome burned
- First-century megalomaniac
- Decadent emperor of Rome
- Emperor and son of Claudius
- Lyre-playing emperor
- Emperor when Rome burned
- Despot who raced in the 67 Olympics
- Enemy captain in 2009's "Star Trek" film
- Emperor/poet/charioteer
- Leader of AD 54
- First-century despot
- He was emperor at 16, dead at 30
- Adopted boy of Claudius
- Evil Roman emperor
- In legend, he fiddled during a fire
- Wolfe the detective
- Emperor who committed suicide in 68 AD
- Some insane Roman emperor?
- Roman emperor confined in one room
- Some insane Roman fiddler?
- A Roman emperor, in a manner of speaking
- Notorious fiddler of Rome
- Roman emperor who fiddled around
- Possibly insane Roman ruler
- Notorious Roman emperor, d. AD 68
- Ruler found in throne room
- Fiddler occupying one roof
- A despot, but not lacking in generosity
- Fireside bower
- Was he among the more urbane Romans?
- Fiddler for one roof
- Tyrant, but not lacking in generosity
- Anciently, he appeared in fine robes
- The Roman Emperor who fiddled
- Adoptee of Claudius
- Emperor who played the fiddle
- He ruled in pre-Antonine Rome
- One Roman not entirely a well respected man
- Agrippina's ungrateful son
- Notorious Roman
- Extravagant emperor
- Emperor on the way to one part of Rome
- Historic fiddler
- ___ Wolfe (detective created by Rex Stout)
- Claudiuss great-nephew
- Julio-Claudian dynasty emperor
- Wolfe who was made stout by Stout
- Queen accepted by no emperor
- Fiddler, it's said, turned on when hugging the leading lady
- Roman emperor turned up in Florence
- One gets confused about first Roman Emperor
- Roman Emperor, 54-68 AD
- Fiddler gets a generous portion
- Series of letters from one Roman emperor
- Infamous Roman ruler
- Emperor discovering duck on north-eastern river
- Eccentric Roman emperor
- With 61-Across, seriously overweight fictional sleuth
- Early Roman emperor
- Despotic emperor
- "I, Claudius" part
- Nothing turns head 90° for an emperor
- Being emperor was somewhat onerous
- First-century tyrant
- Fifth emperor of Rome
- Great Fire of Rome emperor
- Infamous musical emperor
- Leader whose death sparked the Year of the Four Emperors
- Horrific emperor
- Claudius' adopted son
- Stout sleuth Wolfe
- Cruel first-century emperor
- Portrait on Claudius-era coins
- Heir of Claudius
- Emperor who rebuilt Rome after it burned
- Ruler during a famous fire
- Some insane Roman emperor?
- Ancient Rome's Circus of ___
- A subject of the "Twelve Caesars" bios
- Old Roman autocrat
- Emperor adopted by Claudius
- Some insane Roman fiddler?
- Master detective Wolfe
- Marc Antony descendant
- Builder of the Domus Aurea
- Hated Roman emperor
- Model for a bust at the Musei Capitolini
- Emperor/lyrist
- Domus Aurea builder of 64-68 AD
- Emperor who, in actuality, played the lyre, not the violin
- Historical role for Peter Lorre in "The Story of Mankind"
- Pops conductor Peter
- Emperor who supposedly fiddled
- Horrible fiddling emperor
- Old Roman fiddler
- Leader who succeeded his adoptive father
- Alleged fiddler in a finer orchestra
- The one Roman emperor hidden in this clue
- Emperor associated with the expression "fiddling while Rome burns"
- Sixth of the "Twelve Caesars"
- Mystery award presented by the Wolfe Pack
- Historic megalomaniac
- Caesar (54-68 AD), infamous purger of early Christians
- Roman ruler of ill repute
- Franco ___
- Emperor just before the Year of the Four Emperors
- He became emperor at age 16
- Pliny's "enemy of mankind"
- ___ Wolfe, armchair detective
- Boss at the Great Fire of Rome
- Tyrannical ruler of old Rome
- Emperor who ruled for more than 13 years, dying at age 30
- Ruthless Roman
- Emperor for about 13 years
- Caffe ___ (Italian for "black coffee")
- Emperor during a Roman fire
- He looked imperial in fine robes
- Role in the Monteverdi opera "The Coronation of Poppaea"
- Caffe ___ ("black coffee" in Italian)
- Roman emperor who said before dying "What an artist the world is losing in me!"
- Roman emperor who succeeded his adoptive father
- Mystery-solving Wolfe
- Horrifically evil fiddler of Rome
- Grammy-winning pianist Peter
- Reviled Roman emperor
- Ruler during the Great Fire of Rome
- Emperor whose mother was Agrippina the Younger
- Tyrant who wronged one outright!
- Wolfe who first appeared in the novel "Fer-de-Lance"
- Was he among the more urbane Romans?
- Villain in "Star Trek" (2009)
- Octavia's spouse
- Evil fiddler
- Fictional Wolfe who was born in Montenegro
- Mad emperor
- Black: It.
- Emperor who purportedly fiddled while Rome burned
- Horrible Roman emperor
- Wolfe of "Black Orchids"
- ___ Redivivus (first-century myth about an emperor's reappearance)
- Roman emperor famed for his debauchery
- His death sparked a civil war known as the Year of the Four Emperors
- Horrible emperor with a fiddle
- Despot, but he showed some generosity
- Wolfe of "Death of a Doxy"
- Final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty
- Emperor beginning in A.D. 54
- Historic husband of Claudia Octavia
- Roman emperor before Galba
- Wolfe of "Three at Wolfe's Door"
- Name hidden in "hard-line Roman Emperor"
- Emperor Claudius's successor
- Burning man?
- Emperor from 54 to 68
- Tyrant, but he showed some generosity
- Emperor named an enemy of the state in A.D. 68
- Famous emperor
- "Too Many Cooks" sleuth Wolfe
- Focus of the historians Tacitus and Suetonius
- Ruler in the throne room
- Wolfe created by Rex Stout
- Roman emperor who competed in the Olympics (and "won" every event he was in)
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- LA Times - August 23, 2026
- Mirror Daily - August 23, 2026
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- Mirror Daily - August 12, 2026
- Daily American - August 05, 2026
- New York Times - August 04, 2026
- New York Times - August 03, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - August 01, 2026
- Mirror Daily - July 29, 2026
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- Daily American - July 13, 2026
- Daily American - July 07, 2026
- Mirror Daily - July 05, 2026
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