Shakespeare character's insufficiently sound (3) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HAL Shakespeare character's insufficiently sound (3) (3) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 26, 2025
87% LAX Insufficiently rigorous (3) Puzzler Backwords Jan 4, 2026
87% OTHELLO Shakespeare title character (7) The Times Concise Dec 23, 2025
79% BOTTOM Shakespeare's lowest character? (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Dec 23, 2025
76% MARKANTONY Roman triumvir, a character in two Shakespeare plays (10) The Times Specialist Sunday Feb 1, 2026
76% UNDERDOG Insufficiently deal with good loser? (8) The Times Cryptic Jan 27, 2026
72% ADO Fuss, to Shakespeare (3)
72% CLEOPATRA Shakespeare heroine (9) Commuter Jan 23, 2026
72% HADST Possessed, to Shakespeare (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 6, 2026
72% NUNS Some "The Sound of Music" characters (4) USA Today Dec 12, 2025

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