Yearbook archive
Puzzle for April 16, 2026
Replay a past four-clue puzzle. The answer is hidden in a disclosure control to avoid spoilers in normal browsing.
Reveal the year
1974
đź“š Art & Literature
Most Likely to Need a Bigger Boat: This thriller about a great white terrorizing a beach town had readers afraid to dip their toes in the ocean long before Spielberg brought it to the big screen.
🕯️ Famous Death
Most Sophisticated Sendoff: The maestro who taught America that it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing took his final bow after five decades of jazz royalty.
đź’ˇ Innovation & Loss
Most Scan-dalous Debut: A pack of Wrigley's gum made history at an Ohio supermarket checkout, ushering in an era of beeps that would soundtrack every grocery run forever.
đź‘‘ Power & Headlines
Most Dramatic Plot Twist: This newspaper heiress went from kidnapping victim to bank-robbing revolutionary faster than you could say 'Symbionese Liberation Army.'