publication date: Friday, November 27, 2020 (part of Fall 2020)

category: Music

clue: This mononymic New Zealander is primed and avowed to sound golden.

explanation: Kimbra's albums include Vows, Golden Echo, and Primal Heart. more…

intended difficulty: hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Denise Sawicki, and Erik Bates


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