Esther Williams
publication date: Thursday, July 8, 2021 (part of Summer 2021)
category: 
Sports
clue: A hotel swimming pool is named for this competitive swimmer and actress where she played for keeps, on a road-less island (which technically has roads but you cannot drive on them).
explanation: Williams filmed scenes for This Time for Keeps at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, which does not allow any motor vehicles. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, and Mike Eberhart
Thirteen Colonies Week: Have some apple pie, watch some fireworks, and celebrate America's birthday with these seven goos inspired by the names of the original colonies, but beware that several of them deceptively refer to other states entirely.Similar Goos
Max Verstappen
You won't find a faster Bull on the planet. Go »
Henry David Thoreau
He didn't live in Pennsylvania, but he did use pencils to write about his famous two-year residence on a pond, pencils that were likely provided by his father, a professional pencil-maker. Go »
Doc Rivers
He was an all-star with Atlanta in 1988, a coach of the year with Orlando in 2000, and a champion with Boston in 2008, but he's never been a team doctor. Go »
Ben Curtis
In the early 2000s, this enthusiastic commercial pitchman made many people aware of Dell. Go »
Courtney Wilson
If you want to marry on land, get permission, unlike this groom who staged a wedding at a stranger's Florida mansion without realizing that someone was home. Go »
