| BRABANTIO | Venetian senator and father of Desdemona in Shakespeare's Othello (9) |
| DESDEMONA | The title character's wife in Shakespeare's Othello (9) |
| ATTENDANT | Emilia vis-a-vis Desdemona, in "Othello" |
| GREENEYED | Such a monster caused the death of Desdemona (5-4) |
| LODOVICO | Cousin of Desdemona in William Shakespeare play Othello (8) |
| BOBKERREY | Former senator and presidential candidate who once dated Debra Winger |
| EMILIA | Attendant of Desdemona in "Othello" |
| WITCHCRAFT | In 3.3, Iago continues to put Desdemona in a bad light to Othello. He says, "She did deceive her father, marrying you; She that so young could give out such a seeming. To seal her father's eyes up, cl |
| IAGO | The standard-bearer in Shakespeare's Othello is also a cultivar of both Primula auricula and Hedychium yunnanense (4) |
| RODERIGO | In Shakespeare's Othello, who is the wealthy Venetian who funds Iago's plot against Othello? (8) |
| BIANCA | Jealous lover of Cassio in Shakespeare's Othello (6) |
| CASSIO | A Florentine gentleman soldier in Shakespeare's Othello involved in a brawl with Roderigo |
| GRATIANO | Desdemona's uncle in Shakespeare's Othello (8) |
| IAGOS | Schemer in Shakespeare's Othello, and namesakes |
| DEMON | Old Nick in the part of Desdemona (5) |
| ACTRESS | Wrongly recasts one in role of Desdemona, say (7) |
| JEALOUSY | What is "the green-eyed monster" in Shakespeare's Othello? (10) |
| CYPRUS | The main location in Shakespeare's Othello |
| TACITUS | Roman senator and historian (c55 - 120 AD), the son-in-law of Agricola (7) |
| DIVA | Raised support without very noted portrayer of Desdemona, say (4) |
