Answer: shak

AnswerCrossword Clue
SHAKLiterary abbreviation.
SHAKFrequent quotation attribution: Abbr.
SHAKFrom the Bard: Abbr. (4)
SHAKCommon English lit subj.
SHAKSource of the phrases "cakes and ale" and "milk of human kindness": Abbr.
SHAKMost-quoted author in the O.E.D.: Abbr.
SHAKBig section of Bartlett's: Abbr.
SHAKCommon quotation attribution: Abbr.
SHAKAvon's bard: Abbr.
SHAKLiterary light: Abbr.
SHAKOft-quoted auth.
SHAKGreat name in literature.
SHAKLiterary great: Abbr.
SHAKLiterary giant: Abbr.
SHAKGreat poet and dramatist: Abbr.
SHAKLiterary titan: Abbr.
SHAKThe Bard abbreviated.
SHAKOften-seen abbr. in English drama
SHAKBard of Avon, briefly
SHAK"Hamlet" author (abbr.)