100% | THEE | 4 | "Shall I compare ___ to a summer's day?" (start of a Shakespeare sonnet) |
76% | IAMBS | 5 | Shakespeare's "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" has five of them |
75% | SONNET | 6 | One of Shakespeare's begins "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" |
75% | THEE | 4 | Shakespeare's "Shall I compare ___ to a summer's day?" |
74% | THEE | 4 | "Shall I compare ___ to a summer's day?" (Shakespearean sonnet opener) |
74% | THEE | 4 | "Shall I compare ___ to a summer's day?" by William Shakespeare |
70% | THEE | 4 | "Shall I compare ___ to a summer's day?" (Shakespeare dialogue) |
68% | IAMBS | 5 | "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" has five of these |
67% | THEE | 4 | "Shall I compare ___ to a summer's day?" |
67% | THEE | 4 | "Shall I compare ___ to a summer's day..." |
61% | IAMBS | 5 | "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" quintet |
60% | SONNET | 6 | One begins "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" |
59% | COMPARE | 7 | "Shall I __ thee to a summer's day?" |
56% | SHALL | 5 | "___ I compare thee to a summer's day?" |
51% | ALAS | 4 | "___! 'tis true I have gone here and there" (start of a Shakespeare sonnet) |
44% | TOA | 3 | "Shall I compare thee ___ summer's day" (2 wds.) |
43% | ROSEPARADE | 10 | Annual New Year's Day spectacle ... and a hint to the starts of 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across |
42% | DEARBUDS | 8 | Start of a letter to one's besties? |
41% | ALLS | 4 | Start of a Shakespeare title |
41% | BUTWHENYOUENDUP | 15 | Start of a parent's warning to a rambunctious child |
41% | TWENTYFIVEYEARS | 15 | Start of a tribute to the Metropolitan Opera's James Levine |
40% | TODAD | 5 | Start of many a Father's Day card |
40% | DAWN | 4 | Start of a day |
39% | DAWNRAID | 8 | Huge stock purchase at the start of a day's trading |
39% | DAWN | 4 | Start of a new day |
39% | NOON | 4 | Start of a nautical day |
39% | ROSH | 4 | Start of a holy day? |
39% | SIXFLAGS | 8 | Popular day trip destination ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
39% | SEEING | 6 | Start of a ''show me'' maxim |
39% | ATO | 3 | Start of a Vol. I heading |