| 100% | CYMBELINE | 9 | Shakespeare's tragedy in which Imogen appears |
| 44% | ELSINORE | 8 | Castle in which Shakespeare's Hamlet is set |
| 44% | ROADSIGNS | 9 | Medium in which this puzzle's ad appeared |
| 42% | JANEEYRE | 8 | 1847 novel in which Edward Rochester appears |
| 42% | FIXITFELIXJR | 12 | Video game in which 20-Across's title character appears: 3 wds. |
| 41% | MACBETH | 7 | Character in Shakespeare's tragedy about witches |
| 40% | LIS | 3 | Fleur de ___, which appears in yellow on Detroit's flag |
| 39% | MACBETH | 7 | Scottish king who's the title character in a Shakespeare tragedy |
| 39% | ADO | 3 | Word meaning "commotion" that appears in a Shakespeare play's title |
| 39% | TRIASSIC | 8 | Period in which dinosaurs appeared |
| 38% | DECKTHEHALLS | 12 | Carol in which "la" appears 96 times |
| 37% | MANOFIRON | 9 | 1980 Andrzej Wajda film in which Lech Walesa appears |
| 37% | ARTS | 4 | Section of the paper in which the crossword appears |
| 37% | HAMNET | 6 | 2025 drama in which Paul Mescal plays William Shakespeare |
| 37% | EOCENE | 6 | Epoch in which modern mammals appeared and became dominant |
| 37% | LOTR | 4 | Series in which Gandalf appears, for short |
| 37% | LEAR | 4 | King in a Shakespeare tragedy |
| 37% | MCMXIII | 7 | Year in which the first crossword appeared, on December 21 |
| 37% | LUNAR | 5 | ___ eclipse (celestial event in which the moon may appear red) |
| 37% | ENTOURAGE | 9 | HBO comedy-drama in which 48-Across appeared as himself |
| 36% | LEAR | 4 | Title king in a Shakespeare tragedy |
| 36% | LEAR | 4 | Mad king in a Shakespeare tragedy |
| 36% | ANTONY | 6 | Titular lover in a Shakespeare tragedy |
| 36% | CLEOPATRA | 9 | Title queen in a Shakespeare tragedy |
| 36% | ROMEO | 5 | Lovestruck boy in a Shakespeare tragedy |
| 36% | LEAR | 4 | Shakespeare's tragedy King ___ |
| 36% | ESTHER | 6 | Book of the Bible in which the word "God" never appears |
| 36% | ROMEO | 5 | Star-crossed lover in a Shakespeare tragedy |
| 36% | FALSTAFF | 8 | This character appears in four Shakespeare plays |
| 36% | MEASURE | 7 | Word appearing twice in a Shakespeare title |