Second puzzle:

A) demagogue

B)  I’ll pour this pestilence into his ear

C) Appointment with death

D) Now is the winter of our discontent

E) eggs.

F) cough

G) ash

H) Roustabout

I) ebbs

J) youth

K) boathouse

L) EFF

M) Shall I Compare thee

N) Taken at the flood

O) DW

P) et

Q) She should have died hereafter

R) Tizz

S) In the  pale moonlight

T) numb

U)You who vow

The first letters read: Diane Cary, Best Destiny

He touched both forefingers to the specialized maze above his eyes and thought about  what it all meant to him, how long it would take to build up the revenue he needed for his long term plans, thought about how efficiently he was using these moronic toad pirates to his own purposes.