I think it took me a while to figure out exactly what was going on with this one. But there was enough to work on to keep me occupied until I figured out what the heck I was doing.

My final time was about 80 minutes, which is possibly a bit slow.

The puzzle is here: http://www.markhalpin.com/puzzles/wisht/wtpuzzles/princes.pdf and Mark’s answer checker is here: http://www.markhalpin.com/puzzles/wisht/wtanswers/answerpage.html

My answer log is after the cut.

Log:

0:00:00

Opening puzzle

0:01:30

So, each side has a first name, half a clue, and half an enumeration

0:01:47

If the enumerations go with the clues, what do the names do? anagram together into the answer?

0:02:05

If so, we can use letter counts to narrow down targets. if we have the names

0:08:34

Got lots of first names…

0:08:38

using verb tenses, do ADAM AND EVE go with WATCH BREAD RISE?

0:09:13

YEAST OF EDEN? that pairs up SAM&DEAN, who are brothers on Supernatural

0:12:15

BO &LUKE… LOUT OF AFRICA

0:12:26

Will it be added letters, sorted by show?

0:17:15

Does RAYMOND go with ROBERT? there’s no ROBERT on the right…

0:17:29

Does CHARLIE go with ALAN from 2.5 men? There’s no ALAN on the left

0:18:43

I guess THEODORE could go with ALVIN if ALVIN DOWD is right…

0:20:05

No, A SKIN BLEMISH could be “ZIT CAME FROM”, and go with IS NOT OF THIS EARTH for “OUTER SPACE”

0:23:41

GEORGE and IRA make BROKEN YARROW. looks like last name, not show.

0:24:02

so, DUKE L, GERSHWIN Y, WINCHESTER Y

0:25:37

JOEL & ETHAN… (actually was looking for a 2 to go with THE CENTURY)

0:25:59

(I)DEAL of the century, so COEN I

0:26:45

BEN & JERRY? CITY…

0:28:10

BOB & HARVEY?

0:32:47

can’t get those for now. Tried to think of famous RANDYs… wound up taking a sporcle quiz…when I got to RANDY QUAID, I figured it went with DENNIS, and was (D)RIVER. double checking

0:38:44

BEN & CASEY?

0:39:04

CITY ALIGHTS? AFFLECK A

0:40:26

(I found casey affleck by typing “casey ” into wikipedia search box)

0:42:32

really wanted an ELWOOD to go with JAKE. found ELWOOD DOWD

0:44:46

BLUE A

0:48:27

Trying to find other brothers searching for things like “brother colonel and”

0:51:42

oh, I had NACRE before, searching for ACRE gives HELL’S HALF ACRE. so MATT and KEVIN go together with an N

0:52:17

DILLON N

0:55:25

searching for FRANK AND JOE, came up with HARDY…

0:55:51

GRUMPY OLD OMEN, HARDY O

0:59:22

WALT and ROY? DISNEY… (googled for “walt’s brother”)

1:00:13

A GROOM WITH A VIEW

1:00:44

first word looks like AMAZINGLY (I have AAINGLY, and a floating Z)

1:02:11

AMAZINGLY is confirmed…

1:02:21

trying to solve half-clues now STRIPED EQUINE first

1:04:42

BABBIT… I don’t need that one (got the first word already). skipping.

1:06:14

By verb tense, do SID and COREY go together?

1:06:25

oh, probably SID and MARTY. a blast from my childhood. KROFT

1:07:59

MANGER MANAGEMENT

1:08:29

got all 9 letters from first word. now just 4 from 2nd. Used onelook on trough

1:09:00

now using onelook on antelope

1:10:14

ELAND… ELAND OF THE LOST? is there a DICK & JERRY?

1:11:56

is “vagabond” TRAMP?

1:16:07

duh, tom&ray are the car talk guys (googled “brothers tom and ray”)

1:16:19

ASCENT OF A WOMAN

1:17:18

OMADEY…

1:18:51

searching onelook for LEGAL synonyms gave me LAWFUL. THE AWFUL TRUTH… WIENSTEIN L

1:19:31

OMADELY

1:20:08

guessed COMRADELY, correct!