All the World's a Stage (Seven of Diamonds)

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Hint 1: This is a straightforward crossword puzzle - no tricks. Hint 2: The author referred to in 62-across is a famous playwright. Hint 3: His nickname is the bard. Hint 4: 1-across is MACBETH. Hint 5: 62-across is SHAKESPEAREAN. The Solution: The boxes A-L spell BOLD MEETINGS.

1A: MACBETH

36A: TITANIA

39A: OBERON

46A: RICHARDIII

62A: SHAKESPEAREAN

7D: HAMLET

11D: PROSPERO

20D: THETEMPEST

48D: ARIEL

The final solution: Bold meetings refers to the intersections where the bold (in the instructions) across and down clues intersect.

The answer to this is HEARTS.