Opera based on a Shakespeare play
The crossword clue "Opera based on a Shakespeare play" is answered by OTELLO, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
OTELLO
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Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for OTELLO
Every other clue in this collection answered by OTELLO, most used first.
- Verdi opera - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
- Verdi opera based on a Shakespeare play - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- Opera set in Cyprus - used 11 times, most recently in 2019
- La Scala premiere of 1887 - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Verdi work - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
- Verdi opera with Desdemona - 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.
- Verdi opera - ERNANI, used 51 times
- Strauss opera - SALOME, used 45 times
- Play parts - SCENES, used 36 times
- Play opener - ACTONE, used 30 times
- Play the flute - TOOTLE, used 21 times
- Sartre play - NOEXIT, used 20 times
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