This goo was worth a point in May 2025.

publication date: Sunday, May 4, 2025 (part of May 2025)

category: Music

clue: When he's not writing songs under the pseudonym of a Back to the Future character, he's writing books about a dinosaur's gastrointestinal foreign body expulsion.

explanation: Fletcher is the lead vocalist of the band McFly. He has authored many children's books, including in the "Dinosaur that Pooped" series. more…

intended difficulty: hard

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

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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