publication date: Monday, January 20, 2020 (part of Winter 2020)

category: Television

clue: His most famous characters are a trash-dwelling grouch and an enormous canary.

explanation: Spinney performed Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird for decades. more…

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, and Erik Bates


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