publication date: Friday, October 29, 2021 (part of Fall 2021)

category: Sports

clue: This NASCAR driver has a lot more people cheering for him after a recent win at Talladega, but the fans don't seem too fond of Joe Biden.

explanation: In October 2021, Brown won a race at Talledega Superspeedway. The crowd was chanting "Fuck Joe Biden," but a reporter interviewing Brown pretended that they were saying "Let's go, Brandon." Since then, the latter phrase has been used as a euphemism for the former in polite company. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, and Scott Horowitz


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