Andy Rooney

publication date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 (part of Round XXXVI)

category: Opinion

clue: America's cranky old man is always there at the end of every 3600 seconds.

explanation: Rooney provided often cranky commentary at the end of every 60 Minutes. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Justin Woods, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Joanna Woods, Matthew Preston, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, Jerry Mathis, Tony Peters, Walter Chesser, Shawn Brandt, and Samuel Franklin

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