publication date: Saturday, September 8, 2018 (part of Fall 2018)

category: Music

clue: He's named after a sexual number (and has it tattooed all over his face and hands), but his position on the charts is a lot higher.

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, and Erik Bates


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