| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ERE | Rather than, to Cowper |
| ERE | Rather than, to Hamlet |
| KEPT | Held on to rather than sold |
| CLOSETDRAMA | Play meant to be read rather than performed |
| ADHOMINEM | Appealing to prejudice rather than intellect, as an argument |
| FUZZYMATH | Approach to arithmetic that emphasizes underlying ideas rather than exact calculations |
| REYNAUD | French premier who resigned in 1940 rather than surrender to Germany |
| BEPRESIDENT | "I had rather be right than ..." (Henry Clay to Sen. Preston, 1839). |
| SPINALTAP | Titular rock band whose film's IMDb rating goes up to 11 rather than 10 |
