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.

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