publication date: Saturday, June 7, 2014 (part of Summer 2014)

category: Literature

clue: His most famous works are about a lonely bird, some loving nicknames, and a mountain with a spinal injury.

explanation: McMurtry wrote the novels Lonesome Dove and Terms of Endearment, and the screenplay for Brokeback Mountain. more…

intended difficulty: hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, and Mike Rothstein


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