Shakespearean king
The crossword clue "Shakespearean king" is answered by LEAR, a 4-letter entry. Used 216 times across 38 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 25 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
LEAR
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LEAR answer page.
Used 216 times across 38 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 25 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.
- OBERON (8 uses in xd)
- ALONSO (5 uses in xd)
- DUNCAN (1 uses in xd)
- HENRY (1 uses in xd)
- HENRYVI (1 uses in xd)
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.
- "The King ___" - ANDI, used 150 times
- "The Lion King" villain - SCAR, used 120 times
- Shakespearean villain - IAGO, used 111 times
- "The King and I" setting - SIAM, used 83 times
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