| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ill-fated | LA Times Daily | 29 Mar 2024 |
| Ill-fated | Wall Street Journal | 20 Dec 2022 |
| Ill-fated | Wall Street Journal | 17 May 2022 |
| Opposite of destined | Premier Sunday | 10 Apr 2022 |
| Doomed from the start | Wall Street Journal | 25 Aug 2018 |
| Doomed from the start | ||
| Option in "Hamlet" | ||
| Ill-fated ... or a hint for answering the six starred clues | ||
| Opposite of destined | ||
| A failure | ||
| Hamlet choice | ||
| Hamlet choice | ||
| Alternative to 40 Across | ||
| One of Hamlet's choices | ||
| Hamlet's gloomy alternative | ||
| "To be, or ___" | ||
| After Hamlet's "or" | ||
| One of Hamlet's choices. | ||
| Ill-fated | ||
| Doomed |