2024
This icon stole hearts and bit zookeepers on her path to Internet stardom
Moo Deng
Add a letter to “wordplay” to get this activity prevalent in pirate movies
Swordplay
Standard piece of lumber twice as wide as it is thick is also a day or time meaningful to cannabis users
2x4:20
At this institution, Madame Morrible is the headmistress, and all of the main characters are students
Shiz University
It’s a summer album, an attitude, and a color—slime green
Brat
Insert a letter in “confer” to get this type of shade giver
Conifer
C.S. Lewis’ Narnia book that showed off a little too much skin at the 2004 Super Bowl Halftime Show
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Malfunction
Prior to starring in the movie Wicked as Elphaba, Cynthia Erivo won the Tony Award Best Leading Actress in a Musical for this production
The Color Purple
This Utah National Park—divided into four districts including the Needles, the Maze, and the Green and Colorado Rivers—celebrated its 60th birthday this year
Canyonlands
Add a letter to “aspirin” to get this ambitious word
Aspiring
Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry star in this spy drama and set their clocks back one hour
Die Another Daylight Savings Time
In 2017, Wicked became Broadway's second-highest grossing musical, trailing only this production
The Lion King
Julien Alfred represented this country in her 100-meter gold medal victory—its first-ever Olympic medal
St. Lucia
Add a letter to “denture” to get this word meaning to alter chemical composition
Denature
CBS sitcom about Ted Mosby’s search for the nun who founded the order of the missionaries of charity in India
How I Met Your Mother Theresa
During this duet, Galinda and Elphaba sing aloud letters to their parents revealing how they really feel about one another and their new rooming situation at Shiz
What is this Feeling?
This microblogging platform opened to the general public on February 6—for folks who may want more readers and less hate
Bluesky
Put a letter in “defied” to get this word that’s just divine
Deified
600-mile road connecting 21 missions in California is also where Killian Mbappe plays in Spain
El Camino Real Madrid
Written in a “lost language of spells,” this is an ancient book with mysterious origins that only the magically gifted can read
The Grimmerie