publication date: Friday, October 9, 2015 (part of Fall 2015)

category: Television

clue: This funny-voiced man, named for a fantastical land, was the hand beneath the felt for a self-obsessed pig, a mentoring alien, and a dessert-devouring monster.

explanation: Oz was the puppeteer behind Miss Piggy, Yoda, Cookie Monster, and many other iconic characters. more…

intended difficulty: hard

solved by: Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, and Mike Eberhart


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