Complete Clue List
Across
1. City in which the play is set
5. Companion of Don Pedro
9. Not nasty, not mean
10. Built by a beaver
11. In the play, ___ Four only has two scenes
12. Painting or sculpture
13. James ___ Jones played Benedick in 2013
14. (Act 1, Scene 1): If I do, hang me in a bottle like a ___ and shoot at me"
16. Brother of the Prince of Aragon: ___ John
17. A house, like Leonato's, is often capped with a ___
19. Initials found on some crucifixes
20. Word that in Shakespeare's time could mean "a fuss"
21. Governor of Messina
24. A term that could refer to the cast of the play
27. Gentlewoman attendant on Hero
31. Leonato's wife
35. North Atlantic fish
36. The brother of the Prince of Aragon might be seen as the villain or be called ___
37. Similar to soup
38. John Gielgud first played Benedick at the __ Vic in 1932
39. Small, round mark
40. Derek Jacobi won a ___ Award in 1984 for playing Benedick
42. Place (v)
43. Leonato, Beatrice, and Hero are all family or ___
45. "Dil Chahta ___" is a 2001 Hindi language film based on the play
46. The center of something
47. The two romantic couples ___ or are dominant in the story line
48. This rhythmic movement frequently occurs in "Much Ado About Nothing"
Down
1. There is no doctor or ___ professional in "Much Ado About Nothing"
2. Actor ___ Waterston played Benedick in 1972
3. Lyricist Gershwin
4. Brother of Leonato
5. Niece of Leonato
6. Almond or cashew
7. Bird symbolic of peace
8. Republican operative under President George W. Bush (4,4)
15. In the play both Acts One and ___ have three scenes each
16. Latin "goddess"
18. The movie "Messina High", based on the play, starred ___ Reagan
20. Priest's robe that Friar Francis could wear
22. 1993 film of the play starred ___ Thompson as Beatrice
23. Were any of the characters sad enough to shed a ___
25. 2013 filmed version of the play starred ___ Maher as Don John
26. Mckelle George's" Speak Easy, Speak ____" is based on the play
27. "Nothing ___" is a Youtube retelling set in New Zealand (4,2,2)
28. Primary color
29. They try harder
30. Dogberry was the head of this (3,5)
31. "I noted her not, but ___ on her" (Act I, Scene 1, Line 132) (1,6)
32. Move head forward and back
33. Deity
34. Molly Booth's 2018 young adult adaptation: "___ Happened"
41. 365 1/4 days
42. Many of the male characters address each other with this title
44. Religious sister
45. The masses: ___ polloi