| 100% | MAD | 3 | What Hamlet is thought to be, or not to be |
| 68% | HIMSELF | 7 | Hamlet's "To be or not to be" addressee |
| 67% | ACTIII | 6 | When Hamlet says "To be or not to be" |
| 65% | NOBLER | 6 | Word in Hamlet's "To be or not to be" soliloquy |
| 63% | OFFSTAGE | 8 | Where Claudius is during Hamlet's "To be, or not to be" soliloquy |
| 63% | ACTIII | 6 | When Hamlet gives his "To be, or not to be" soliloquy |
| 60% | NOBLER | 6 | "Whether 'tis ___ in the mind to suffer ... " (line from Hamlet's "To be, or not to be" soliloquy) |
| 59% | OPTION | 6 | To be or not to be, e.g. |
| 59% | IMMORAL | 7 | What some consider you to be for not adhering to the laws of the Torah or Quran |
| 58% | IDEAS | 5 | Thoughts or suggestions as to what should be done |
| 57% | HAMLET | 6 | "To be or not to be" soliloquist |
| 57% | HAMLET | 6 | "To be or not to be" speaker |
| 57% | SOLILOQUY | 9 | "To be or not to be ...," e.g. |
| 57% | IAMBIC | 6 | Like "To be or not to be" |
| 56% | CAROLELOMBARD | 13 | Her last film was "To Be or Not to Be" |
| 56% | HAMLET | 6 | Shakespeare play known for "to be or not to be" |
| 56% | IAMB | 4 | One of three in "To be or not to be" |
| 56% | HAMLET | 6 | "To be, or not to be" speaker |
| 55% | ACTTHREE | 8 | When "To be or not to be" is recited |
| 55% | OTTO | 4 | Name hidden in "to be or not to be" |
| 55% | HAMLET | 6 | "To be, or not to be" Shakespeare play |
| 55% | ELSINORE | 8 | "To be, or not to be" soliloquy setting |
| 55% | READTHEROOM | 11 | Pick up on what people are thinking... or a hint to this puzzle's starred entries |
| 55% | TOBE | 4 | "__ or not to be..." |
| 55% | THAT | 4 | "To be, or not to be, ___ is the question" |
| 55% | IAMBS | 5 | Trio in "To be, or not to be" |
| 54% | UNDERTHEWEATHER | 15 | Not up to par ... or, aptly, what this puzzle's circled letters are |
| 54% | HAMLET | 6 | Play that poses the question "To be or not to be?" |
| 53% | HAMLET | 6 | Shakespeare play that includes the line "To be or not to be ..." |
| 52% | LIONELATWILL | 12 | London-born actor who played Rawitch in 1942 film comedy To Be or Not to Be |