This goo was worth a point in May 2025.

publication date: Saturday, May 10, 2025 (part of May 2025)

category: Music

clue: Every day, she sang about people like (and with) her brothers, but not in Ian Brown's band.

explanation: Stone performed in Sly and the Family Stone with her brothers Sly and Freddie, known for their hit "Everyday People." The reference to Ian Brown, frontman of the British band the Stone Roses, was a play on her name. more…

intended difficulty: hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, and Samir Mehta

Up the Long Ladder: Climbing the longest ladder that's ever been is the same as climbing a short one: Just take it one step at a time. It only makes sense to take them in order, right?

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