| 100% | CRESSIDA | 8 | Shakespearean tragicomedy: Troilus and __ |
| 72% | CRESSIDA | 8 | Shakespearean tragedy Troilus and __ |
| 49% | CRESSIDA | 8 | Shakespeare play, Troilus and __ |
| 49% | CASSANDRA | 9 | Troilus and Cressida role |
| 43% | CALCHAS | 7 | Cressida's father in Troilus and Cressida |
| 43% | ROMEO | 5 | "___ and Juliet," Shakespearean tragedy |
| 42% | GNOMEO | 6 | __ and Juliet; Shakespearean-themed animation |
| 41% | STUDLYHAL | 9 | Shakespearean prince who's handsome and muscular? |
| 39% | ANTONY | 6 | __ and Cleopatra, lovers in a Shakespearean tale |
| 38% | LENDMEYOUREARS | 14 | Shakespearean entreaty appropriate for 19-, 25- and 43-Across? |
| 38% | LEAR | 4 | Shakespearean king whose daughters are Regan, Goneril, and Cordelia |
| 38% | LEAR | 4 | Shakespearean king whose daughters are Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia |
| 37% | CALCHAS | 7 | Priest and dad of Cressida in Troilus & Cressida |
| 36% | ROMEO | 5 | ___ and Juliet, star-crossed lovers from the eponymous Shakespearean tragedy |
| 35% | CASSANDRA | 9 | "Troilus and Cressida" role |
| 35% | TROY | 4 | "Troilus and Cressida" setting |
| 35% | GEOFFREYCHAUCER | 15 | "Troilus and Criseyde" author |
| 35% | CHAUCER | 7 | “Troilus and Criseyde” poet |
| 35% | ACHILLES | 8 | ''Troilus and Cressida ''warrior |
| 33% | AJAX | 4 | Prince in "Troilus and Cressida" |
| 33% | ILIAD | 5 | Inspiration for "Troilus and Cressida" |
| 32% | ILIAD | 5 | Source material for "Troilus and Cressida" |
| 31% | HATEA | 5 | "I do ___ proud man …": "Troilus and Cressida" |
| 31% | AFAIRQUARREL | 12 | Thomas Middleton and William Rowley tragicomedy published in 1617 whose characters include Lady Ager |
| 29% | TRYST | 5 | Plot feature of Shakespeare's "Troilus and Cressida" |
| 28% | HATEA | 5 | "I do ___ proud man..." ("Troilus and Cressida"): 2 wds. |
| 28% | TOIL | 4 | "Double, double ___ and trouble" (Shakespearean witches' incantation) |
| 27% | SEBASTIAN | 9 | Shakespearean character who is the brother of Viola in "Twelfth Night" and who settled in the region of Illyria |
| 27% | TOBE | 4 | With 39- and 40-Across, classic Shakespearean question phonetically suggested by 17-, 23-, 47- and 59-Across |
| 27% | ALSO | 4 | And |