Alicia Keys
publication date: Thursday, March 17, 2005 (part of Round XXV)
category: Music
clue: If this Manhattan-born singer and musician keeps winning Grammys, would Mayor Bloomberg still give her a key to the city?
explanation: Keys was born in Manhattan and had received nine Grammy awards when this goo was published. Michael Bloomberg was mayor of New York at the time this goo was published. The word "key" is a play on her last name. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Erik Bates, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, David Mitzman, Elliot Farney, Jerry Mathis, Scott Horowitz, Megan Baxter, Aaron Fischer, Chris McKinnon, Michael Paul Cote, Jackie Mason, E. M., Christine Marie Doiron, Anna Gregoline, Nadine Russell, Anthony Lewis, Lori S., Jeff Ball, Marc Kelley, and Scott Smart
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