Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary

Clear, adj., 1) bright, transparent, pellucid: those round c. pearls (viz tears) “of his,” Lucr. 1553. “c. wells spring not,” Pilgr. 281. “by fountain c.” Mids. II, 1, 29. Troil. III, 3, 314.
2) apparent, evident: “what he will make up full c.” Meas. V, 157. “such c. lights of favour,” Tw. V, 344. “c. excuse,” H4A III, 2, 19. it (the truth) “is so c., so shining and evident,” H6A II, 4, 23. “proofs as c. as founts in July,” H8 I, 1, 154. 'tis c., they'll say 'tis naught, H8 Epil. H8 I, 1, 154
3) sounding distinctly: “crack my c. voice with sobs,” Troil. IV, 2, 114.
4) perspicacious: “the c. eye's moiety and the dear heart's part,” Sonn. 46, 12. “mine eye's c. eye, my dear heart's dearer heart,” Err. III, 2, 62. Applied to the mind: “the ignorant fumes that mantle their --er reason,” Tp. V, 68. “when you shall come to --er knowledge,” Wint. II, 1, 97. “something hath puddled his c. spirit,” Oth. III, 4, 143. “in our own filth drop our c. judgements,” Ant. III, 13, 113. “by her own most c. remembrance,” Per. V, 3, 12. cf. Troil. III, 3, 314.
5) bright, shining, luminous: O thou c. God (sc. the sun) “and patron of all light,” Ven. 860. “form happy show to the c. day with thy much --er light,” Sonn. 43, 7. “it is almost c. dawn,” Meas. IV, 2, 226. “in the c. sky of fame,” H4B IV, 3, 56. “those c. rays which she infused on me,” H6A I, 2, 85. “darkening my c. sun,” H8 I, 1, 226.
6) beautiful, magnificent, glorious: “to praise the c. unmatched red and white,” Lucr. 11 (double meaning: bright and chaste). “not making worse what nature made so c.” Sonn. 84, 10. “that c. honour were purchased by the merit of the wearer,” Merch. II, 9, 42. “you c. heavens!” Tim. IV, 3, 27. “think that the --est gods have preserved thee,” Lr. IV, 6, 73 (opposed to 'some fiend').
7) spotless, irreproachable: “in his c. bed might have reposed still,” Lucr. 382. “I cannot project mine own cause so well to make it c.” Ant. V, 2, 122. “lest my life be cropped to keep you c.” Per. I, 1, 141. Hence == pure, innocent: “a c. life ensuing,” Tp. III, 3, 82. “if you know yourself c., I am glad of it,” Wiv. III, 3, 123. “your mind is the --er, and your virtues the fairer,” Troil. II, 3, 163. “he should the sooner pay his debts and make a c. way to the gods,” Tim. III, 4, 77 (or == free, open, unencumbered?). “you cannot make gross sins look c.” III, 5, 38. “Duncan hath been so c. in his great office,” Mcb. I, 7, 18. “keep my bosom franchised and allegiance c.” II, 1, 28. “persever in that c. way thou goest,” Per. IV, 6, 113. Followed by from: “c. from this attaint of mine,” Lucr. 825. “my remembrance is c. from any image of offence,” Tw. III, 4, 249. “I am c. from treason to my sovereign,” H6B III, 1, 102. “I am c. from this misdeed of Edward's,” H6C III, 3, 183.
8) serene, cheerful: “you, the murderer, look as bright. as c., as yonder Venus,” Mids. III, 2, 60. “say that she frown; I'll say she looks as c. as morning roses newly washed with dew,” Shr. II, 173. “with a countenance as c. as friendship wears at feasts, keep with Bohemia,” Wint. I, 2, 343.
9) free, rid, off from: “the villanies of man will set him c.” Tim. III, 3, 31. (“a c. way,” III, 4, 77, == free, unencumbered?). “were I from Dunsinane away and c.” Mcb. V, 3, 61. Followed by of: “to get c. of all the debts I owe,” Merch. I, 1, 134. “let me be c. of thee,” Tw. IV, 1, 4. “they got c. of our ship,” Hml. IV, 6, 19.