publication date: Friday, January 11, 2019 (part of Winter 2019)

category: Literature

clue: When she wanted to move to New York and become a professional storyteller, her parents wouldn't hear of it.

explanation: Crews has written the best-selling book Burn Down the Ground and performed one-woman shows about her difficult relationship with her deaf parents. more…

intended difficulty: very hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, and Samir Mehta

Cruise Control: You need a vacation. I need a vacation. We should go on a cruise. A cruise would be nice right now, wouldn't it? Cruise, cruise, cruise.

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