The crossword solution for the term 'BARD'S 'ALWAYS'' is 'EER', which stands for 'EVER'. This is a reference to William Shakespeare's famous line from his play 'As You Like It': 'All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players; they have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.' The phrase 'ALWAYS' is used to emphasize that no matter what role we play in life, we are ALWAYS part of the same story.