publication date: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 (part of Round XXV)

category: Journalism

clue: When you're co-authoring an investigation into presidential corruption, sources really come deep out of the woodwork.

explanation: Woodward (with Carl Bernstein) was one of the reporters who broke the Watergate scandal and ended Richard Nixon's presidency, relying on a source known publicly as Deep Throat. The word "woodwork" is a play on his last name. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Denise Sawicki, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, David Mitzman, Elliot Farney, Jerry Mathis, Scott Horowitz, Megan Baxter, Chris McKinnon, Mihai Rusu, Michael Paul Cote, Jackie Mason, E. M., and Alexei Nikolaevich

trivia: Many players guessed Woodward for the Carl Bernstein goo (0510).

Do-Over Week II This goo was part of Do-Over Week II. Each goo was based on popular incorrect guesses made for earlier goos.



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