| 100% | ARIEL | 5 | Sprite in a Shakespeare play |
| 77% | TIMON | 5 | Athenian in a Shakespeare play |
| 77% | TEMPEST | 7 | Storm in a Shakespeare play |
| 75% | DIDST | 5 | Performed in a Shakespeare play? |
| 72% | TIMON | 5 | Titular misanthrope in a Shakespeare play |
| 72% | ETTU | 4 | Dying words in a Shakespeare play |
| 72% | LEAR | 4 | Title king in a Shakespeare play |
| 72% | ARDEN | 5 | French forest in a Shakespeare play |
| 71% | ROMEO | 5 | Juliet's love, in a Shakespeare play |
| 71% | HAMLET | 6 | Prince of Denmark in a Shakespeare play |
| 71% | CRESSIDA | 8 | Lover of Troilus in a Shakespeare play |
| 71% | ACT | 3 | One of five in a Shakespeare play |
| 71% | HAMLET | 6 | Skull-wielding prince in a Shakespeare play |
| 71% | ACTI | 4 | First of five in a Shakespeare play |
| 71% | ROMEO | 5 | Juliet's love in a Shakespeare play |
| 70% | TEMPEST | 7 | Event conjured up by Prospero in a Shakespeare play |
| 69% | MEASURE | 7 | Word before and after "for" in a Shakespeare play title |
| 69% | LEAR | 4 | Father of Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia, in a Shakespeare play |
| 68% | ADO | 3 | Word meaning "commotion" that appears in a Shakespeare play's title |
| 67% | FIE | 3 | Disapproving cry in a Shakespeare's play |
| 67% | ARIEL | 5 | Titular female Disney character whose name also appears in a Shakespeare play |
| 66% | ROMEO | 5 | 48-Across's partner in a Shakespeare play about lovers from rival families |
| 66% | JULIET | 6 | 45-Across's partner in a Shakespeare play about lovers from rival families |
| 65% | SOFTA | 5 | "Upon so ___ subject as myself!" (Juliet's line in a Shakespeare play): 2 wds. |
| 60% | RICHARDII | 9 | A history Shakespeare play written in verse |
| 59% | SNUG | 4 | Joiner in William Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| 58% | SERVANT | 7 | Minor role in many a Shakespeare play |
| 58% | ACTV | 4 | End of a Shakespeare play |
| 56% | SNUG | 4 | Joiner in Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| 56% | PUCK | 4 | Character in William Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream also called Robin Goodfellow |