This goo was worth a point in May 2025.

publication date: Monday, May 5, 2025 (part of May 2025)

category: Crime

clue: Collecting a bounty on this mutineer would have required a voyage to Pitcairn Island.

explanation: In 1788, Christian led the famous "Mutiny on the Bounty" in which he and crewmates serving on the HMS Bounty seized control from Captain William Bligh and escaped to the Pitcairn Islands as fugitives, where Christian died in 1793. more…

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, and LaVonne Lemler

Up the Long Ladder: Climbing the longest ladder that's ever been is the same as climbing a short one: Just take it one step at a time. It only makes sense to take them in order, right?

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