Puzzle 14: These Two So Like
Crazy at it may seem, I do have interests outside of crossword puzzles, and one of those interests is the works of William Shakespeare (you may have heard of him). Somehow, this interest has led me to become part of the Rochester Community Players Shakespeare Program, even though I’m not at all a theater person. My acting career – such as it was – peaked when I played Max in my fifth grade class’s production of The Sound of Music, which is about as far as one can go with no actual talent other than an ability to remember one’s lines. (As befits a fifth-grade production, this version of Max was a lot less of a Nazi collaborator than the Max of the original musical/movie.)
Our production of Comedy of Errors opens tonight, so I thought I’d construct a twinlet puzzle to go with it. For those who are unfamiliar with the format, a twinlet puzzle is two identical grids with the clues all mixed together. For those who are unfamiliar with Comedy of Errors, it’s Shakespeare’s second greatest comedy about twins who have been separated by a shipwreck and are now constantly being mistaken for each other – and you might want to take a quick look at the names of the characters, since that will make the puzzle a lot easier. And if you’re in the Rochester area, please come to the show.
Finally, since there’s no way to solve a twinlet puzzle on a computer, this puzzle is only available as a PDF.
