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by Patrick Blindauer and Scott Handelman, with computer assistance from Andrew Lin
Answers, in arbitrary order:
ADOBO COLON DEPOT EBOOK OKAPI RACED SLITS YOKEL
The answers can be arranged to form two overlapping word squares, in a windmill shape:
RACED ADOBO COLON EBOOK DONKEYODS YOKEL OKAPI DEPOT SLITS
Reading the central axis reveals the disaster which befalls Shrek’s friend in this terrible musical: DONKEY ODS. (The pun is pretty terrible too—read it out loud if you need to.)