Michael Stipe
publication date: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 (part of Round XXIII)
category: 
Music
clue: Remember to guess before the week is out.
explanation: Stipe was the lead singer for R.E.M., which was hinted by the first three letters of the clue. The phrase "before the week is out" is a play on their album title "Out of Time." more…
solved by: Denise Sawicki, Mike Eberhart, Megan Baxter, Aaron Fischer, and Angela Lathem-Ballard
trivia: Incorrect guesses included Sting, Chris Issak, and Barbra Streisand.
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