The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SHREW which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2015.
Shakespearean title character crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHREW | 16 % | 5 |
| CRESSIDA | 13 % | 8 |
| ROMEO | 10 % | 5 |
| OTHELLO | 10 % | 7 |
| ANTONY | 10 % | 6 |
| TITUS | 6 % | 5 |
| ANTONIO | 6 % | 7 |
| TIMON | 6 % | 5 |
| CAESAR | 3 % | 6 |
| TROILUS | 3 % | 7 |
| KATE | 3 % | 4 |
| TIM | 3 % | 3 |
| CLEOPATRA | 3 % | 9 |
| HAMLET | 3 % | 6 |
| RICHARD | 3 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shakespearean title character
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hamlet
- macbeth
- othello
- julius caesar
- king lear
- romeo
- lear
- juliet
- twelfth night
- galileo
- bunyan
- shakespeare
Crossword Answer definitions
SHREW noun- Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae (order Soricomorpha).
- Certain other small mammals that resemble true shrews (order Soricomorpha).
- An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
- To beshrew; to curse.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SHREW
- "The Taming of the ___"
- Nag
- Shakespeare's "Taming of the ___"
- Elephant ___ (fleet-footed insectivore)
- Mole's cousin
- Untamed one?
- Shakespeare's Katharina, for one
- Shakespeare's Katherine, for one
- Kate, to Petruchio
- Termagant
More clues leading to the result CRESSIDA
- Toyota model
- Diomedes acquired her in a prisoner exchange during the Trojan War
- Lover of Troilus
- Shakespeare character who says "I show more craft than love"
- Troilus's love
- Troilus' love
- Shakespearean title character
- Shakespearean Trojan
- Shakespeare title character
- Shakespearean heroine.
More clues leading to the result ROMEO
- Juliet's beloved
- Shakespeare lover
- Casanova
- Lover in Shakespeare
- Mercutio's friend
- Rival of Paris
- Tragic Montague
- Tragic Shakespeare character
- Mercutio's pal
- Gentleman of Verona
More clues leading to the result OTHELLO
- Source of the phrase "pomp and circumstance"
- Role for Robeson
- Iago's superior
- Shakespeare's Moor
- Victim of hanky -panky
- Victim of "hanky"-panky?
- Shakespeare classic
- Cassio's superior
- Play featuring Cassio
- Whence the phrase "I will wear my heart upon my sleeve" comes from
More clues leading to the result ANTONY
- Roman Marc
- Shakespearean character who said "Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war"
- Shakespearean protagonist
- Shakespearean lover
- Ear borrower?
- Shakespearean title character
- "I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him" speaker
- Cleopatra's love
- Cleo's beau
- Cleopatra's lover
More clues leading to the result TITUS
- Shakespeare's "__ Andronicus"
- Indie rock's ___ Andronicus
- Emperor who was a general in the First Jewish-Roman War
- Indie rock band ___ Andronicus
- Titular Roman emperor in a Mozart opera
- "__ Andronicus"
- Book before Philemon
- "___ Andronicus"
- Disciple of Paul
- Book between II Timothy and Philemon
More clues leading to the result ANTONIO
- Actor Banderas
- Eight-time Pro Bowl tight end Gates
- The Merchant of Venice
- Shakespearean merchant
- Shylock's customer
- Duke of Milan in "The Tempest"
- Madonna's costar in "Evita"
- Madonna's "Evita" costar
- Banderas of "Matador"
- Client of Shylock
More clues leading to the result TIMON
- Athenian Shakespeare character
- __ of Athens
- Pumbaa's pal
- Disney meerkat
- "The Lion King" meerkat
- The Bard's Athenian
- Shakespearean cave dweller
- Pumbaa's pal, in "The Lion King"
- Athens native in Shakespeare
- "The Lion King" bug eater
More clues leading to the result CAESAR
- Hail follower
- Kind of salad
- Rubicon crosser
- "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" ape
- First Roman to be deified
- Gallic Wars general
- Haircut named after an emperor
- 3/15/44 BC victim
- Romaine lettuce salad
- Ides victim
More clues leading to the result TROILUS
- Cressida's lover
- Cressida's love
- Shakespearean title character
- Son of Priam
- Shakespeare's type of constancy.
- A son of Priam.
- Son of Priam.
- Cressida's seducer
- "___ and Cressida"
- Brother of Cassandra
More clues leading to the result KATE
- Author __ Douglas Wiggin
- "Kiss Me ___"
- Actress Winslet ("Titanic")
- "Lost" survivor Austen
- CNN anchor Bolduan
- Prince William's bethrothed
- Prince William's fiancée
- Singer Bush
- Upton who was the cover girl on SI's 2012 Swimsuit Issue
- ___ Spade (handbag company)
More clues leading to the result TIM
- Actor Robbins
- Dickens character Tiny __
- Holt of old westerns
- Lyricist Rice
- Tiny ___
- Baseball's McCarver
- Director Burton
- Tiny Dickens character
- Eric's partner in comedy
- "Things ___ Howard Could Save" (2014 World Cup meme)
More clues leading to the result CLEOPATRA
- The African Queen and ...
- Anthony's lover
- Only highest grossing film of the year to run at a loss
- The only movie to be the highest-grossing of the year and still lose money
- Role for Vivien Leigh or Rhonda Fleming
- Wife of Marc Antony
- Last of the Ptolemaic rulers in Egypt
- She barged down the Nile
- Colbert role
- Antony's love
More clues leading to the result HAMLET
- Dogpatch, for one
- Best Picture, 1948
- Vacillating Dane
- Nephew of Claudius
- Role for Branagh
- Elsinore Castle resident
- Whence the line "A little more than kin, and less than kind"
- "Thus conscience does make cowards of us all" observer
- Ophelia's love
- Friend of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern