publication date: Friday, June 28, 2013 (part of Summer 2013)

category: Literature

clue: Can you win a Pulitzer for those little messages written on the wrapper?

explanation: Dove won a Pulitzer Prize for her poetry. She shares her name with Dove candies, known for writing inside the wrapper. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, and Mike Rothstein

Candy Land: This might be the sweetest theme in goo game history. You don't have to have a sweet tooth to solve these ten goos who share their names with famous types and brands of candy, but it would sure help.

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