| 100% | SOFTA | 5 | "Upon so ___ subject as myself!" (Juliet's line in a Shakespeare play): 2 wds. |
| 47% | ROMEO | 5 | Juliet's love in a Shakespeare play |
| 45% | ROMEO | 5 | Juliet's love, in a Shakespeare play |
| 42% | FALLSIN | 7 | Takes one's position, as in a line: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ONCUE | 5 | Perfectly timed, as in a play: 2 wds. |
| 40% | HENRYV | 6 | 1989 Emma Thompson movie based on a Shakespeare play: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ACTI | 4 | Opening of a Shakespeare play (2 wds.) |
| 37% | CAPULET | 7 | Juliet's surname in the Shakespeare play |
| 36% | ADO | 3 | Word meaning "commotion" that appears in a Shakespeare play's title |
| 36% | ONICE | 5 | Cooling in a bucket, as a bottle of champagne: 2 wds. |
| 36% | FIE | 3 | Disapproving cry in a Shakespeare's play |
| 35% | TIMON | 5 | Athenian in a Shakespeare play |
| 35% | TEMPEST | 7 | Storm in a Shakespeare play |
| 35% | DIDST | 5 | Performed in a Shakespeare play? |
| 35% | ARIEL | 5 | Sprite in a Shakespeare play |
| 35% | ABUG | 4 | Snug as ___ in a rug: 2 wds. |
| 35% | TIMON | 5 | Titular misanthrope in a Shakespeare play |
| 35% | ETTU | 4 | Dying words in a Shakespeare play |
| 35% | LEAR | 4 | Title king in a Shakespeare play |
| 35% | ARDEN | 5 | French forest in a Shakespeare play |
| 34% | ROMEO | 5 | 48-Across's partner in a Shakespeare play about lovers from rival families |
| 34% | JULIET | 6 | 45-Across's partner in a Shakespeare play about lovers from rival families |
| 34% | LABRAT | 6 | Test subject running in a maze, perhaps: 2 wds. |
| 34% | LOOKUP | 6 | Search for, as in a dictionary: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ABUG | 4 | "Snug as ___ in a rug..." (comfortable): 2 wds. |
| 34% | HAMLET | 6 | Prince of Denmark in a Shakespeare play |
| 34% | CRESSIDA | 8 | Lover of Troilus in a Shakespeare play |
| 34% | ACT | 3 | One of five in a Shakespeare play |
| 34% | HAMLET | 6 | Skull-wielding prince in a Shakespeare play |
| 34% | ACTI | 4 | First of five in a Shakespeare play |