Mad king of literature

The answer

LEAR

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LEAR answer page.

Used 6 times across 4 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for LEAR

Every other clue in this collection answered by LEAR, most used first.

• Shakespearean king - used 216 times, most recently in 2026
• Cordelia's father - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
• Regan's father - used 56 times, most recently in 2024
• Tragic king - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Goneril's father - used 45 times, most recently in 2024
• King of tragedy - used 34 times, most recently in 2022
• Limerick man. - used 22 times, most recently in 2013
• TV producer Norman - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• "All in the Family" producer Norman - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Cordelia's dad - used 20 times, most recently in 2021
• Shakespearean king with three daughters - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• King with three daughters - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Shakespearean monarch - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Mad king of theater - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Regan's dad - used 15 times, most recently in 2010
• Jet type - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• King of drama. - used 13 times, most recently in 2008
• Jet set jet - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• Private-jet maker - used 10 times, most recently in 2012
• "All in the Family" producer - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Kind of jet - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• "Sanford and Son" producer Norman - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Shakespeare's "King ___" - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Shakespearean character - used 9 times, most recently in 2007
• Jet giant - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• King of the stage - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Shakespearean role. - used 8 times, most recently in 1970
• Big name in jets - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• King ___ - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• King of Shakespeare - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Sitcom producer Norman - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• "The Owl and the Pussycat" poet - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Type of jet - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Big name in private jets - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Father of Goneril, Regan and Cordelia - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Goneril's dad - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Jet-setter's jet - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• "Maude" producer Norman - used 6 times, most recently in 2019

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.

• "The King ___" - ANDI, used 150 times
• "The Lion King" villain - SCAR, used 120 times
• "The King and I" setting - SIAM, used 83 times
• "The Lion King" lioness - NALA, used 76 times
• First king of Israel - SAUL, used 69 times
• Norwegian king - OLAF, used 69 times

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