Shakespeare, e.g.
The crossword clue "Shakespeare, e.g." is answered by BARD, a 4-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1990. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BARD
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BARD answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1990. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- ENGLISHMAN (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for BARD
Every other clue in this collection answered by BARD, most used first.
- Poet - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Shakespeare, for one - used 20 times, most recently in 2024
- Versifier - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
- Minstrel - used 18 times, most recently in 2017
- Poet of yore - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- The __ of Avon (Shakespeare) - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Poet of old - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Troubadour - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
- ___ of Avon (Shakespeare) - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Shakespeare, with "the" - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- The ___ of Avon - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Exalted poet - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
- Medieval entertainer - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Minstrel poet - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Poet-singer - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Shakespeare title starter - ALLS, used 47 times
- Soon, to Shakespeare - ANON, used 31 times
- Shakespeare villain - IAGO, used 28 times
- Shortly, to Shakespeare - ANON, used 25 times
- Mrs. Shakespeare - ANNE, used 24 times
- Start of a Shakespeare title - ALLS, used 19 times
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