Shakespearean counterpart to Logan on "Succession"

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  1. 1Introductory course
  2. 6Exchange letters
  3. 9Venue for the sale of the town of Buford, Wyo., in 2012 (price: $900,000)
  4. 13What you might get after being taken for a ride
  5. 16Hint
  6. 17Jörmungandr, in Norse mythology
  7. 18___ option
  8. 19Narrow passage: Abbr.
  9. 20Affixes, in a way
  10. 21Unprincipled
  11. 23Midrange performer
  12. 24Shattering results
  13. 25So-so at best
  14. 29Buff marsh resident
  15. 30Budget alternative
  16. 31Saucer contents, in brief
  17. 34Industrial Revolution and others
  18. 35First Pixar film with a female protagonist
  19. 36Fulminate
  20. 37Cubby hole?
  21. 38Playwright/screenwriter Douglas Carter ___
  22. 39First capital of Alaska
  23. 40One method of payment
  24. 43Pickle
  25. 44Actress Melissa Joan ___
  26. 45Sauce made of seeds
  27. 46Company behind Sonic the Hedgehog
  28. 47Blubber
  29. 502011 hit by Jay-Z and Kanye West that samples a 1966 soul performance
  30. 51Very
  31. 54Bit of a subway station wall
  32. 55"That'll do"
  33. 56Split things, sometimes
  34. 57Some printer purchases, for short
  35. 58Ping maker

Down

  1. 1Work (out)
  2. 2Provide crooked support for
  3. 3Shakespearean counterpart to Logan on "Succession"
  4. 4Ready to fight
  5. 5Bead
  6. 6"Take your time!"
  7. 7Worst possible circumstances, with "the"
  8. 8Horizontal line, in Chinese writing
  9. 9"More!"
  10. 10Positions of governance
  11. 11It shows the lay of the land
  12. 12Big whoop
  13. 14Borg who co-founded the Institute for Women in Technology
  14. 15Kenneth who wrote "The Wind in the Willows"
  15. 22Speedy shark
  16. 23Father of Phobos and Deimos
  17. 24Features of some monks and punks
  18. 25It's a must
  19. 26Fantasy creature
  20. 27Relative minor?
  21. 28Way of looking at things
  22. 32___ bar
  23. 33Louver
  24. 35Alarm sound option on a smartphone
  25. 36Hoot
  26. 38Milling byproduct
  27. 39Unfortunate twists
  28. 41Blooms for van Gogh
  29. 42Quarter back?
  30. 43Smooth kind of finish
  31. 45Schlep
  32. 46Point on a bus route
  33. 47Floor
  34. 48___ Tokarczuk, winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature
  35. 49Big name in paint
  36. 52"How gorgeous!"
  37. 53Adverb much used by Goldilocks

The answer to “Shakespearean counterpart to Logan on "Succession"” in the New York Times crossword is LEAR — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 17, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 3-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Shakespearean counterpart to Logan on "Succession"” answer

LEAR (4 letters)

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Why the answer is LEAR

LEAR is the 4-letter solution that fits "Shakespearean counterpart to Logan on "Succession"" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 17, 2025 (3-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does LEAR mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of LEAR is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a legendary early king of Britain, the central figure in Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear. He is mentioned by the chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth

When else has “Shakespearean counterpart to Logan on "Succession"” appeared?

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January 17, 2025 (most recent) → LEAR. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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What is the answer to “Shakespearean counterpart to Logan on "Succession"”?

The answer is LEAR, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 17, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Shakespearean counterpart to Logan on "Succession"”?

4 letters: LEAR.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on January 17, 2025 (a Friday puzzle), at 3-Down.

Can “Shakespearean counterpart to Logan on "Succession"” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

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