Puzzle 8: Send in the Clones
I’m always on the lookout for good Schrödinger puzzle ideas, but somehow it took me a long time to realize that this theme would be perfect for a Schrödinger. I also realized at the same time that it would be way too stressful to try to make that work, and I was far enough along in the construction that I just kept this as a regular puzzle.
The other reason I didn’t turn this into a Schrödinger puzzle is that doing so would have made much of the puzzle impossible for people who aren’t familiar with the TV show that the theme is centered around. As it is, I ended up with a lot more proper names in the grid than usual, but that’s what Google is for. Also, if you’re not familiar with the show, you should watch it. I missed the final season when it aired, but I’m binging it now. (By binging I mean “watching one or two episodes a week during the few minutes I have after the kids go to bed and before I start to fall asleep on the couch”.)
This Sunday is the Boswords Crossword Tournament. Registration is still open, so you should definitely sign up if you haven’t yet. As always, I’ll be the guy there doing puzzles.
