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Shylock to the Shrew; Shakespeare's People Crossword Puzzle

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A small crossword, mostly about real people Shakespeare knew and/or wrote about, or who lived in his day. A few more recent people included. I hope that you will enjoy it.
Author: windrush - Diff: Harder

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      1. Henry V's bride, daughter of Charles and Isabel (Bard's spelling)
      7. Short form of Sir __ Erpingham's first name. He served Henry IV and Henry V
      8. Scottish King, 1040-1057 CE, succeeded 11A
      9. Eggs
      10. First US citizen to be declared a Saint, Elizabeth __ Seton
      11. Scottish king, 1034-1040 CE, killed by 8A's soldiers in battle (6,1)
      13. Hugh, Bishop of Worcester, burned at the stake by Mary I
      16. 'And, most dear actors, __ no onions or garlic..' 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Act 4,2
      17. Belonging to you and me
      18. St Richard Gwyn, aka White, martyred here in 1584
      19. To relieve awkwardness, 'Break the __ ' is attributed to Shakespeare
      20. John Dee, occultist, astrologer was also a respected __

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      1. Writer, spy, met a violent death, probably influenced Shakespeare (alt.) (3,7)
      2. Shakespeare's misanthrope of Ancient Greece really lived in 5th Century BCE '__ of __' (5,6)
      3. Sultan of Morocco in Elizabeth's reign, __ al-Mansur, sent diplomats to her court
      4. Peruvian-based Empire at its peak just before Shakespeare's day
      5. Italian nun, Sister Maria __, awarded an International Woman of Courage Award, 2018 (5,6)
      6. Was Shylock a miser, or merely the Bard's __ (most careful with money) character?
      12. Exploit, (Shakespeare's definition is profit, benefit)
      14. One of many titles attributed to 3D
      15. The Bard wrote 4 plays set in the time of the __ Empire