| 100% | AVON | 4 | Birthplace of William Shakespeare: Stratford-upon-___ |
| 62% | AVON | 4 | Stratford-upon-___ (William Shakespeare's birthplace) |
| 56% | AVON | 4 | Stratford-upon-___, Shakespeare's birthplace |
| 53% | AVON | 4 | Stratford-upon-___ (site of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre) |
| 52% | CALCUTTA | 8 | Birthplace of William Thackeray and Satyajit Ray |
| 52% | NILES | 5 | Ohio birthplace of William McKinley |
| 52% | RARE | 4 | Like signatures of William Shakespeare |
| 51% | SALEM | 5 | Illinois birthplace of William Jennings Bryan |
| 51% | CHANDOS | 7 | Famous surviving portrait of William Shakespeare |
| 51% | MARYARDEN | 9 | Name of William Shakespeare's mother |
| 50% | IAGO | 4 | Main antagonist of William Shakespeare play Othello |
| 49% | TOME | 4 | "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare," e.g. |
| 48% | PORTIA | 6 | Heroine of William Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice |
| 48% | HATHAWAY | 8 | Anne —, wife of William Shakespeare who died in 1623 |
| 48% | ROSALIND | 8 | Heroine of William Shakespeare play As You Like It |
| 48% | AVON | 4 | Stratford-upon-___ (Shakespeare's birthplace) |
| 48% | SONNET | 6 | William Shakespeare wrote this style of poem |
| 47% | OTHELLO | 7 | William Shakespeare play subtitled The Moor of Venice |
| 47% | IMOGEN | 6 | Heroine of William Shakespeare play Cymbeline; daughter of the title character |
| 45% | PERICLES | 8 | William Shakespeare play subtitled Prince of Tyre featuring the character Thaisa |
| 45% | OLDHAM | 6 | Town in Greater Manchester; birthplace of composer William Walton |
| 44% | AVON | 4 | River of Shakespeare's Stratford |
| 44% | AVON | 4 | Bard of ___, William Shakespeare |
| 44% | ANTONIO | 7 | Title character in William Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice |
| 43% | BASSANIO | 8 | Suitor to Portia in William Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice |
| 43% | AVON | 4 | Bard of ___, William Shakespeare's title |
| 42% | DOCTORCAIUS | 11 | French physician in William Shakespeare stage comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor |
| 42% | MACDUFF | 7 | Character who kills Macbeth in the William Shakespeare play of that name |
| 42% | PETRUCHIO | 9 | Suitor to Kate in William Shakespeare play The Taming of the Shrew |
| 42% | PANTHINO | 8 | Servant to Antonio in William Shakespeare play The Two Gentlemen of Verona |