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 collection 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 collection link to their own answer page.
- DUNCAN (1 uses in xd)
- HENRY (1 uses in xd)
- HENRYVI (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LEAR
Every other clue in this collection answered by LEAR, most used first.
- 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
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
- Shakespearean villain - IAGO, used 111 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
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