King not doing so well, such as Claudius or Richard III Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KILLER King not doing so well, such as Claudius or Richard III (6) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 9, 2023
5% ACING Doing exceptionally well? (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 4, 2025
5% NEER __-do-well (4) Commuter Nov 10, 2025
5% AILED Wasn't doing well (5) New York Times Nov 1, 2025
5% THRIVING Doing well (8) The Telegraph Quick Oct 13, 2025
5% EDWARDV Boy king in "Richard III" (7)
5% OCLOCK "Well, but what's ___?": Richard III (6)
5% ANNE Character in "King Richard III." (4)
4% PROSPERO Do well to ring Shakespearean character (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 6, 2026
4% ISH "Or so" (3) LA Times Daily Jan 2, 2026

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