Shakespearean villain
The crossword clue "Shakespearean villain" is answered by IAGO, a 4-letter entry. Used 111 times across 47 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
IAGO
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IAGO answer page.
Used 111 times across 47 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 15 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- REGAN (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for IAGO
Every other clue in this pilot answered by IAGO, most used first.
- "Othello" villain - used 256 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Shakespearean king - LEAR, used 216 times
- "The Lion King" villain - SCAR, used 120 times
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