Hints & Solutions[]
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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.