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Definitions for word NERO

The following 131 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Sunday, October 11, 200998AHe was born Lucius Domitius AhenobarbusRandolph Ross
Monday, September 21, 20099DDetective ___ WolfeMark Feldman
Sunday, September 13, 200931AEmperor who married his stepsisterTodd Gross
Friday, August 14, 200919AMember of the Julio-Claudian dynastyBarry C. Silk
Monday, July 06, 20095DWolfe of whodunitsFred Piscop
Tuesday, June 23, 200969AVillain in 2009's "Star Trek"Caleb Madison
Wednesday, March 11, 200954D"I, Claudius" figureCaleb Madison
Wednesday, March 04, 200954DPeter at the ivoriesC. W. Stewart
Monday, March 02, 200946AEmperor who fiddled around?Lynn Lempel
Wednesday, February 18, 200960A"Quo Vadis" roleSusan Gelfand
Thursday, February 12, 200951ARole played by 52-Across in "The Story of Mankind"Gary & Stephen Kennedy
Monday, January 19, 200932DAdopted son of ClaudiusTracey Snyder
Wednesday, January 07, 200919D"Quo Vadis" roleWilliam Frank Macreery
Sunday, August 17, 200845D"I, Claudius" roleCaleb Madison
Wednesday, May 21, 20081D"Quo Vadis" roleDave Mackey
Tuesday, May 06, 200857DStout's WolfeGary J. Whitehead
Wednesday, February 13, 20087DCharles Laughton's role in "The Sign of the Cross"Elizabeth C. Gorski
Monday, November 12, 200765AFictional detective WolfeHarvey Estes
Wednesday, October 24, 200767A"Camelot" actor FrancoPatrick Blindauer
Sunday, October 21, 200745DLast ruler of the Julio-Claudian dynastyBrendan Emmett Quigley
Wednesday, September 26, 200758D"Quo Vadis" roleLee Glickstein and Craig Kasper
Monday, September 17, 200764AEmperor who reputedly fiddled while Rome burnedSarah Keller
Sunday, June 10, 200729ASubject of a Boito operaBob Klahn
Thursday, May 03, 200743ASuccessor to Claudius IRichard Chisholm
Wednesday, April 04, 200715A"Quo Vadis" roleBette Sue Cohen
Thursday, March 29, 200734AGreat-grandson of Marc AntonyDavid J. Kahn
Thursday, February 15, 20077DCoup victim of A.D. 68Elizabeth Rehfeld
Tuesday, September 26, 200612DDetective Wolfe of fictionRandall J. Hartman
Sunday, September 24, 2006124AAgrippina's slayerMark Diehl and Kevin McCann
Wednesday, March 01, 200664AFranco of filmRichard Silvestri
Wednesday, February 22, 200646APortrait on a coin of A.D. 64Nancy Salomon
Thursday, December 29, 200561ARole in "The Sign of the Cross"David Pringle
Tuesday, December 06, 200530DWhodunit hero WolfeNancy Salomon
Friday, December 02, 200566AAdopted son of ClaudiusPatrick Merrell
Saturday, September 03, 200536DAncient libertineBob Peoples
Monday, April 11, 200567ARome's fifth emperorNorma Steinberg
Friday, April 08, 200538AHe was declared a public enemy by the SenateManny Nosowsky
Sunday, January 09, 200512DHated ruler of oldBrendan Emmett Quigley
Tuesday, December 21, 200425D"Quo Vadis?" emperorKurt Mengel
Thursday, December 02, 200436DClaudius's successorPatrick Berry
Tuesday, November 09, 200438DEmperor who presided over a great fireRobert Dillman
Sunday, October 31, 200466DRoman imperatorPatrick Merrell
Thursday, October 21, 200434A1951 Peter Ustinov roleHarvey Estes
Friday, October 15, 200418DOctavia's offer?Eric Berlin
Sunday, October 03, 200425ASubject of a giant statue at Rome's ancient ColosseumRandolph Ross
Wednesday, September 08, 20047DFictional WolfeSteve Jones
Tuesday, January 13, 200466AClaudius's successorM. Francis Vuolo
Thursday, October 16, 20033D1951 Peter Ustinov historical roleElizabeth C. Gorski
Friday, August 08, 200335DRole in Racine's "Britannicus"Myles Callum
Tuesday, July 01, 200355AFictional detective WolfeKaren M. Tracey
Sunday, June 29, 200366A"Quo Vadis" characterRich Norris
Monday, June 23, 200337DPoisoner of BritannicusRaymond Hamel
Friday, April 18, 200350AHandel operaTyler Hinman
Tuesday, April 08, 200316A"I, Claudius" roleVerna Suit
Tuesday, February 18, 200325D"I, Claudius" roleHolden Baker
Sunday, December 29, 200230AStudent of SenecaRichard Silvestri
Tuesday, December 03, 200261DFiddling emperor, they sayTyler Hinman
Sunday, October 13, 200232A"Quo Vadis" roleElizabeth C. Gorski
Saturday, September 28, 200216AHis last words were "What an artist the world is losing in me!"Raymond Hamel
Thursday, September 05, 200238AThe Senate declared him a public enemyMichael Shteyman
Tuesday, August 06, 200228DClaudius I's successorEthan Cooper and Michael Shteyman
Wednesday, July 03, 200247AEmperor who poisoned BritannicusPeter Gordon
Tuesday, November 27, 200129DDetective WolfeEd Early
Wednesday, August 15, 200112DHe ordered Seneca's deathKaren Young Bonin
Wednesday, June 13, 200157DGalba's predecessorNick Grivas
Monday, April 16, 200147DImperious RomanPeter Gordon
Sunday, April 08, 200121AInfamous dictatorRandolph Ross
Thursday, October 05, 200033DPeter of the Philadelphia PopsCathy Millhauser
Sunday, August 20, 2000130DRoman "fiddler"Charles M. Deber
Thursday, July 27, 200015AGalba's predecessorJoe DiPietro
Thursday, January 13, 200013ARole in "The Coronation of Poppea"A. J. Santora
Saturday, December 11, 199939AHusband of Poppaea SabinaWilliam S. Cotter
Tuesday, November 16, 199968AHis dying words were "What an artist the world is losing in me!"Arthur S. Verdesca
Monday, October 18, 19997DRoman "fiddler"Nancy Salomon and Karen Riekert
Friday, August 27, 19999DRex introduced himJoe DiPietro
Saturday, August 07, 199927DPoppaea's husbandTrip Payne
Tuesday, June 01, 199939AHusband of PoppaeaMyles Callum
Thursday, April 01, 19994DPeter Lorre's role in "The Story of Mankind"Kelly Clark
Friday, March 26, 199924DAgrippina's slayerBrendan Emmett Quigley
Wednesday, January 27, 199953DAgrippina's sonLeslie Billig
Monday, January 18, 19992DFiddling emperorFrederick T. Buhler
Wednesday, December 09, 199841DDetective WolfeAlan Arbesfeld
Monday, December 07, 199854DIn legend, he fiddled in a fireElizabeth C. Gorski
Thursday, October 29, 199852ARex's stout detectiveCathy Millhauser
Thursday, October 01, 19983DStout fellow?Manny Nosowsky
Friday, September 25, 199815ARex's sleuthMark Blakeburn
Wednesday, August 19, 199819APianist PeterAlfio Micci
Tuesday, July 07, 199868AGreat-great-grandson of AugustusElizabeth C. Gorski
Tuesday, June 30, 199863AEmperor in "Quo Vadis?"Arthur S. Verdesca
Tuesday, June 23, 199826DPianist PeterRich Norris
Monday, June 15, 199819AFiddler while Rome burnedNancy Salomon
Monday, May 11, 199857DDetective WolfeGregory E. Paul
Sunday, February 01, 1998113AInfamous RomanMerl Reagle
Sunday, January 18, 1998138DProwling WolfeEd Early and Bob Klahn
Friday, January 09, 199835AConcern for ClaudiusManny Nosowsky
Friday, November 28, 199748DStudent of SenecaEd Pegg Jr.
Monday, October 27, 199771AEmperor with a burning ambition?Mark Gottlieb
Tuesday, August 05, 199762DPeter or the Wolfe?William Bernhardt
Thursday, July 31, 199752A"Camelot" actor FrancoTrip Payne
Friday, July 11, 19978DOctavia's husbandBob Klahn
Wednesday, March 05, 199742ARebuilder of RomeMichael S. Maurer
Sunday, October 13, 199651ABoito operaW. R. Williams
Friday, September 13, 19963DConcern for ClaudiusM. Nosowsky
Sunday, July 21, 1996119DLeader of A.D. 54D. Niles
Thursday, June 20, 199655D"Camelot" Lancelot Franco___C. Millhauser
Friday, May 17, 199613D"Quo Vadis?" characterJ. DiPietro
Friday, March 15, 199653DSleuth WolfeA. J. Santora
Sunday, March 03, 1996120AUstinov in "Quo Vadis?"B. Klahn
Monday, January 08, 199618DClaudius's stepsonN. Steinberg
Saturday, November 25, 199542AHandel operaJoe DiPietro
Monday, November 20, 199535AStepson of Emperor ClaudiusSidney L. Robbins
Sunday, October 22, 199522AHandel operaMatt Gaffney
Saturday, September 02, 199528DFranco of "Camelot"Manny Nosowsky
Thursday, August 03, 199547AClaudius I's successorWayne Robert Williams
Tuesday, July 18, 199554DNephew of CaligulaJonathan Schmatzbach
Sunday, July 16, 199556A"Quo Vadis?" figureNaomi Geller Lipsky
Tuesday, May 23, 199553DFamed fiddlerJay Livingston
Sunday, April 09, 199578DStout's sleuth WolfeCathy Millhauser
Saturday, March 18, 19954DPoppaea's third husbandManny Nosowsky
Monday, February 27, 199551DRoman "fiddler"Sidney L. Robbins
Sunday, February 05, 1995107DClaudius' successorFrank A. Longo
Tuesday, November 01, 199436DImperious emperorChristopher Page
Monday, August 22, 199445ARoman "fiddler"Sidney L. Robbins
Sunday, August 14, 1994127D"Camelot" co-starDeborah Kathryn Trombley
Tuesday, March 22, 199448AAgrippina's. sonStephanie Spadaccini
Tuesday, February 15, 199443DPianist PeterJonathan Schmatzbach
Thursday, February 10, 199456DPoppaea's husbandManny Nosowsky
Wednesday, January 19, 199440ANephew of CaligulaStanley Newman
Monday, January 03, 19947DGrammy-winning pianistSidney L. Robbins
Monday, December 27, 199346DFiery fiddlerJoel Davajan
Wednesday, December 08, 199353DClaudius's adopted sonNorma Steinberg