From: Howard Teitelbaum <golq466@golq.org>
Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 466 (GOLQ466)
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Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2025 01:08:20 -0500 (EST)
RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #466 (GOLQ466)
Congratulations to Village Idiots, who finished first with a perfect score.
Just behind them were Will McCorry (just missing one tiebreaker) and
Really Rockin' In Boston.
The solution to Bob's Puzzler is at the end. A star before the entrant's ID
in the table below honors those who solved it:
Will McCorry
As always, thanks to everyone who entered.
The December 2025 quiz (GOLQ #467) by Regina will be posted soon.
-- Howard Teitelbaum
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After each score below are two characters representing the two tie-breakers:
+ indicates a tie-breaker answered correctly.
- indicates partial credit.
x indicates a totally incorrect guess.
. indicates no guess.
(For anti-spamming purposes, all occurrences of "@" in e-mail addresses have
been replaced with "&".)
Rank Score *ID Name <E-mail address> # Age(s)
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01 500++ VI Village Idiots (Doug, Andrew, Andy) 3 --
<MrJaded/ARE7/Clete6&aol.com>
02 500.+ *WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ca.inter.net> 1 68
03 480.+ RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini2&iCloud.net> 6 70s
04 460++ TS Tri State Trivia 7 --
(Hattie Winterfeld <hatcats&yahoo.com>,
Frank Glaz <lowtekman5&aol.com>,
Mike Gessner <mmgessner&hotmail.com>,
Dino Dinardo <djdinardo&comcast.net>,
Mike Pell <mikepell321&aol.com>,
John Slover <giantk1ng&aol.com>,
John Lictro <jdloldies&gmail.com>)
05 440++ MW Mike Weaver <oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> 1 --
06 400++ TP Tom Pillion <tompillion&skybest.com> 1 79
07 400-+ EJ The EJ'S & Co.: Ellis, Kevin, Mitch, Vinnie 4 60+
<ellisbromberg&gmail.com>
08 320.. CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, 5 73, 76,
Bigfoot Mae, Regina Litman) <rns&san.rr.com> 73, -, 73
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Rank Score *ID Name <E-mail address> # Age(s)
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The following table gives the individual scoring breakdown:
#01-#25 #T1-#T2
. no answer .
0 incorrect answer x
1-19 partial credit -
20 full credit +
Song# TT
ID 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 12
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
VI 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++
WM 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .+
RR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .+
TS 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++
MW 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++
TP 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . . 20 20 20 20 ++
EJ 20 20 20 . . 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 . -+
CO . . 20 20 20 20 20 . . 20 20 20 20 . 20 . . 20 20 . . 20 20 20 20 ..
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
ID 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 12
Song# TT
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GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #466 ANSWERS:
Answers are in the form:
#number) Artist: "Title" (chart year) [peak Pop] {peak R&B} <xxx>...<yyy>
where:
"peak Pop" = Peak position achieved on the weekly Billboard Pop chart.
"peak R&B" = Peak position on the weekly Billboard Rhythm & Blues chart.
(Billboard didn't publish an R&B chart between 11/30/63 and 1/23/65,
so recordings in that interval show peak R&B of {n/c} ("no chart").)
"xxx",...,"yyy" = prior GOLQ(s) in which the song appeared, if any.
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It's so easy to be smart
With somebody else's heart
But I don't know how to start forgetting you
What can I do?
#01) Ames Brothers, The: "It Only Hurts For A Little While"
(1956) [11] {-} <199><358>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9hJnDoj5Po
I love the way you soften my life with your love
Your precious love, uh-huh, oh
#02) Beach Boys, The: "Darlin'" (1967/68) [12] {-} <131><337>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak6M6TRXBKw
Hard to pick just one song from the canon of the prolific Brian Wilson,
who died 6/11/25 at 82. Carl Wilson sings lead on this one.
Because a friend would never doubt you
Or ever put you uptight
#03) Boyce, Tommy, & Bobby Hart: "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite"
(1967/68) [8] {-} <30><147><306><415>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJdM9phphWg
Bobby Hart died 9/10/25 at 86. Various pressings show the title as either
"... Tonite" or "... Tonight".
And I'm still searchin'
I'll find you someday
And you'll be looking
Like the Sunday we met
#04) Castells, The: "Sacred" (1961) [20] {-} <59><155>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr1zwMg2YIo
Group member Chuck Girard died 8/11/25 at 81.
Will she stay
Close beside me
All the way?
#05) Curtola, Bobby: "Fortuneteller" (1962) [41] {-} <57><135>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edhy6xaH6DY
I've dated so many chicks
But I still get my kicks
From the girl I love best
Better than all the re-e-e-est
#06) Danny & The Juniors: "Dottie" (1958) [39] {-} <101>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObAqfoW9CBA
Frank Maffei died 7/19/25 at 85; he was the last surviving group member.
'Cause I want (yeah, yeah, yeah)
A girl (yeah, yeah, yeah)
To call (yeah, yeah, yeah)
My own (yeah, yeah, yeah)
#07) Darin, Bobby: "Dream Lover" (1959) [2] {4} <11><152><311>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UekJFj7pt3I (Take 5)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSZQrM54qUI (hit single)
First link above is an earlier take (less backing vocals).
I didn't mean to start it
Ooh, I wish it was all just a dream
#08) Drew, Patti: "Tell Him" (1967) [85] {22} <279><397>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF_xmJP62qM
Died 6/16/25 at 80. This was a remake of the version done in 1964 by
Patti and her sisters, as The Drew-Vels. Both versions featured bass
vocals by Carlton Black, who wrote the song.
Then you start walkin' toward me and my cool comes all undone
If I could get my feet to move, I'd turn around and run
My pulse is beatin' faster
And I'm headin' for disaster
#09) Electric Prunes, The: "Get Me To The World On Time"
(1967) [27] {-} <46><162>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC8DJdCf6uA
Lead singer James Lowe died 5/22/25 at 82.
Nothin' seems to be the same old way
Think about the love that burns within my heart for you
#10) Everly Brothers, The: "Walk Right Back" (1961) [7] {-} <59><248><381>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKE98ZvwXz0 (Everly Brothers)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iybq2CVgQJE (Sonny Curtis, 1968)
Written by Sonny Curtis, who died 9/19/25 at 88. Among his other
compositions were "I Fought the Law" and "Love Is All Around" (the theme
song for the Mary Tyler Moore Show). Second link is Sonny's own rendition
from 1968, with an additional verse:
These eyes of mine that gave you loving glances once before
Change to shades of cloudy gray
I want so very much to see you, just like before
I've gotta know you're coming back to stay
Please believe me when I say, "It's great to hear from you"
But there's a lot of things a letter just can't say, oh, me
Curtis recalled that he'd written only one verse when he demoed the song for
the Everly Brothers; they told him they'd record it if he wrote a second.
Sonny went off and did so, and mailed the additional verse to them - only to
discover they'd already recorded it in the interim, repeating the one verse.
"The joke is that Perry Como and Andy Williams and a whole bunch of others,
including myself, recorded the song with the second verse included, but when
Anne Murray did it in 1978, she just did the same as the Everlys, just the
one verse - and that was a big hit all over again. So maybe the second
verse was never meant to be!" [Anne's 1978 rendition bubbled under at #103
on the Hot 100, but was a big hit on the Hot Country (#4) and Adult
Contemporary (#15) charts.]
RRiB noted that Curtis was "in and out of the Crickets, missing being a part
of the early Crickets hits, but re-joining soon after the crash."
Just kiss me, dear
And hold me tight
For you know
This is not our last night
#11) Flamingos, The: "Lovers Never Say Goodbye" (1959) [52] {25} <12><97><274>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LIvUYbPAZU
Group member Terry Johnson died 10/8/25 at 86. He and Paul Wilson co-wrote
and shared lead vocals on this tune.
I gave you my heart
You gave me hurt (gave me hurt)
I gave you sugar
You gave me dirt (gave me dirt)
#12) Foxx, Inez & Charlie: "(1-2-3-4-5-6-7) Count The Days" (1968) [76] {17} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ulx3-CZxx6U
Won't you forget?
Won't you forgive?
Don't let us say goodbye
#13) Francis, Connie: "I'm Sorry I Made You Cry" (1958) [36] {-} <168>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub3_39GajOA (Henry Burr, 1918)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9cWKTEKC-c (Connie)
Died 7/16/25 at 87. Like her first hit, "Who's Sorry Now", this follow-up
was a remake of a decades-old song. This one was published in 1916, and was
first a hit in 1918 by Henry Burr (see 1st link).
Oh, well I met a little girl about a week ago
And I felt that I ought to let her know
That since then my heart has broke a string
#14) G-Clefs, The: "Ka-Ding Dong" (1956) [24] {9} <53><185>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgZ2kw-G5KU
Group member Christian Scott died 6/22/25 at 88.
Tell all the sand and every blade of grass
Please tell the wind to let my love pass
#15) Johnnie & Joe: "Over The Mountain; Across The Sea"
(1957,1960) [8,89] {3,-} <18><88><162><276>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZxyAZf6iHA
Joe Rivers died 8/26/25 at 88. On the recording, composer Rex Garvin
sings an additional harmony part.
RRiB added: "Sadly, I remember this song now as from the movie La Bamba,
right after the plane crash. It is playing on a radio, when a bulletin
interrupts and everyone in Valens' life begins hearing of the crash."
I wanna dance until the darkest heavens turn gray
Until the dawn strolls in with the day
Then I'll say
Don't let the band get away
#16) King, Teddi: "Married I Can Always Get" (1956) [75] {-} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfJ9A0xOWAU
Remember, I remember all that you said
Told me love was too plebeian
Told me you were through with me and
Now you say you love me
#17) London, Julie: "Cry Me A River" (1955/56) [9] {-} <76><168><245>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsaBtAaTOa0
Song's composer, Arthur Hamilton, died 5/20/25 at 98. Written for the
1955 movie "Pete Kelly's Blues."
You once thought of me
As a white knight on his steed
Now you know how happy I can be
#18) Monkees, The: "Daydream Believer" (1967/68) [1] {-} <65><166><233><440>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsWrp9car78 (Monkees)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZBH70l-rjw (John Stewart, 1971)
Written by John Stewart; his 1971 recording (2nd link) uses the original
as-written lyrics. The Monkees' version made a couple of changes.
A minor one is "the shaving razor's COLD" (vs. "OLD" originally).
More significantly, John had the 3rd line above as "... how FUNKY I can be"
(in the musty/malodorous sense of the word). Apparently, this sounded too
down-and-dirty for RCA (Colgems' corporate parent), which insisted on a
sanitized version of that line, over Stewart's objection.
My world is spinning around
Everything is lost that I found
#19) Moody Blues, The: "Ride My See-Saw" (1968) [61] {-} <94><348><420>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t5Mqn1lbIc
John Lodge, the group's bassist since 1966, died 10/10/25 at 82. He wrote
a number of their songs, including this one.
I got perpetual-motion movement
High-speed gears and I won't cost a cent
The nicest thing you've ever seen
#20) O'Kaysions, The: "Love Machine" (1968) [76] {-} <283>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tpd1C-Tb5KY
Lead singer & organist Donnie Weaver died 10/13/25 at 79. This song was
the follow-up to their #5 hit "Girl Watcher", and was their only other
Hot 100 entry.
I look for my baby
But he ain't in view
I'm looking like crazy
What else could I do?
#21) Orlons, The: "Cross Fire!" (1963) [19] {25} <33><228>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYOWm57t8Xk
Steve Caldwell, the group's bass and the last of the hitmaking quartet,
died 10/2/25 at 82. He revived the group with a new lineup in the 1980s.
Label variations show the title as either "Crossfire!" or "Cross Fire!".
I don't wanna be your tiger
'Cause tigers play too rough
I don't wanna be your lion
'Cause lions ain't the kind you love enough
#22) Presley, Elvis, with The Jordanaires: "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
(1957) [1] {1} <84><222><324><398>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzdwwzWkVyE (Otis Blackwell demo version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF6zpWgc-L4 (Elvis)
Composers Kal Mann & Bernie Lowe got Otis Blackwell (a prolific songwriter
himself) to record a demo in Presley's style (1st link above), in order to
pitch the song to Elvis.
So just to see that you don't get chased
I think I ought to walk with you for a way
#23) Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs: "Lil' Red Riding Hood"
(1966) [2] {-} <26><246><313>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aKRy87ho5w (original hit record)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uzTSx8yHSQ (Shamettes answer song)
Written by Ronald Blackwell, who also penned "How Do You Catch a Girl"
and "The Hair on My Chinny Chin Chin" for the group. Sadly, he died
during 1966 in a car crash. His brother was Dewayne Blackwell, who
wrote "Mr. Blue" among other songs. The brothers also recorded as
The Blackwells with their sister Glenda. They're no relation to
songwriter Otis Blackwell (see notes for song #22).
2nd link is an answer song, "(Hey There) Big Bad Wolf" by The Shamettes.
Can't you read in between the lines?
Sometimes I'm talking
And it doesn't seem too clear
#24) Turtles, The: "You Know What I Mean" (1967) [12] {-} <60><233>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WSbpTRnMf8
Group member Mark Volman died 9/5/25 at 78. He and the group's lead singer,
Howard Kaylan, maintained a musical partnership long after the Turtles
ceased to be, usually under the moniker Flo & Eddie.
In a whirl, see a girl with a smile in her eyes
Never thought I'd be brought right down by her lies
#25) Yardbirds, The: "Ha Ha Said The Clown" (1967) [45] {-} <121><249>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx94LJ77ZTw
Chris Dreja, a founding group member in 1963, died 9/25/25 at 78. He was
originally the rhythm guitarist, often overshadowed by their succession of
famed lead guitarists (Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page).
Dreja switched to bass after Paul Samwell-Smith left the group in 1966.
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Tie-Breakers
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I got my swimcap and comb and my paperback book that I'm almost through
I got my lipstick and mirror and my suntan lotion and my camera too
I got my beach bag full of all the necessary items for a day in the sun
#T1) Davis, Skeeter: "Sun Glasses" (1965) [120] {-} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9DVx-PlS4o (Skeeter)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nNPh8BrTQ8 (Tracey Ullman, 1984)
Written by John D. Loudermilk. Bubbled under the Hot 100, but hit #30 on
the Hot Country chart. Tracey Ullman's 1984 rendition charted in various
European markets, but not in the U.S.; however, I recall Tracey's video
(2nd link) getting a fair amount of airtime on MTV.
Several entrants mentioned Sandy Posey's version, from her 1967 LP
"I Take It Back". Posey doesn't fit alphabetically, however.
Let our love be a flame, not an ember
Say it's me that you want to dismember
Blacken my eye
Set fire to my tie
#T2) Lehrer, Tom: "The Masochism Tango" (1959) [-] {-} <->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkIODW9mAaA
The great musical satirist died 7/26/25 at 97. His "day job" was being a
mathematician; he entered Harvard at age 15, leaving a decade later just
shy of completing a Ph.D. He later taught at MIT and at UC Santa Cruz.
He started writing his wry & twisted songs at Harvard in the early '50s,
leading to his self-published "Songs by Tom Lehrer" LP in '53. His second
album, which included this gem, came out in '59, both as a studio recording
("More of Tom Lehrer") and as a live concert version ("An Evening Wasted
With Tom Lehrer").
In the early '60s, he wrote songs for the satirical TV show, "That Was The
Week That Was," although the performances on the show (sung by Nancy Ames)
edited his lyrics. An in-concert performance of those songs (unexpurgated)
in 1965 became his final album, "That Was The Year That Was". He largely
gave up performing & songwriting after that, with occasional exceptions.
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The following table ranks the songs from most recognized to least recognized.
The first column indicates the average number of points scored on that song
(total points divided by number of entrants). For comparison purposes,
tie-breakers are scored here on the usual 20-point scale.
Avg. Song
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20.00 #03) Boyce, Tommy, & Bobby Hart: "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite"
20.00 #06) Danny & The Juniors: "Dottie"
20.00 #07) Darin, Bobby: "Dream Lover"
20.00 #10) Everly Brothers, The: "Walk Right Back"
20.00 #11) Flamingos, The: "Lovers Never Say Goodbye"
20.00 #13) Francis, Connie: "I'm Sorry I Made You Cry"
20.00 #15) Johnnie & Joe: "Over The Mountain; Across The Sea"
20.00 #18) Monkees, The: "Daydream Believer"
20.00 #22) Presley, Elvis, with The Jordanaires: "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
20.00 #23) Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs: "Lil' Red Riding Hood"
20.00 #24) Turtles, The: "You Know What I Mean"
17.50 #01) Ames Brothers, The: "It Only Hurts For A Little While"
17.50 #02) Beach Boys, The: "Darlin'"
17.50 #04) Castells, The: "Sacred"
17.50 #14) G-Clefs, The: "Ka-Ding Dong"
17.50 #17) London, Julie: "Cry Me A River"
17.50 #19) Moody Blues, The: "Ride My See-Saw"
17.50 #25) Yardbirds, The: "Ha Ha Said The Clown"
17.50 #T2) Lehrer, Tom: "The Masochism Tango"
15.00 #05) Curtola, Bobby: "Fortuneteller"
15.00 #09) Electric Prunes, The: "Get Me To The World On Time"
15.00 #20) O'Kaysions, The: "Love Machine"
15.00 #21) Orlons, The: "Cross Fire!"
12.50 #08) Drew, Patti: "Tell Him"
12.50 #12) Foxx, Inez & Charlie: "(1-2-3-4-5-6-7) Count The Days"
11.25 #T1) Davis, Skeeter: "Sun Glasses"
10.00 #16) King, Teddi: "Married I Can Always Get"
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PUZZLER SOLUTION
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Congratulations to all those who solved this Puzzler!
The clue answers:
a) "DON'T THROW Your Love Away" reached #16 in '64
b) THREE DOG NIGHT was an Aboriginal Australian term for a night so cold
that you had to sleep nestled against three wild dogs
c) ADAM WADE had a third top 10 hit with "As If I Didn't Know"
d) Ponchielli's "Dance Of THE HOURS" is from his opera "La Gioconda"
e) In Johnny Mathis' "Chances Are", "Chances are 'cause I wear a silly
grin / The moment you come INTO VIEW"
f) In Roy Orbison's "Running Scared", "So sure of himself, his head in
the air / My heart was breaking / WHICH ONE would it be?"
g) Both "Don't Be Cruel" and flip side "HOUND DOG" topped the pop chart
h) Willie MAE THORNTON's original version of "Hound Dog" topped the R&B
chart for 7 weeks in '53
i) The major musical triad E,G#,B and the minor musical triad E,G,B are
both E CHORDS
j) "Let's Spend The NIGHT TOGETHER" was the B-side of "Ruby Tuesday"
k) In Frank Sinatra's "All The Way", "Taller than the tallest TREE IS /
That's how it's got to feel"
l) In "409", "She always turns in the fastest time (Giddyup, giddyup,
409) / My four-speed DUAL quad Positraction 409"
m) In The Rolling Stones' "Paint It, Black", "No more will my green sea
go turn A DEEPER blue"
n) "Top Forty, News, WEATHER AND Sports" was the "Teen Angel" singer's
final charting single
o) The Chicago quintet's "Laudy MISS CLAUDY", a cover of Lloyd Price's
#1 R&B hit "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", reached #41 in'67
p) "YOU ARE My Love" was a Joni James hit, "You Are My Destiny" was a
Paul Anka hit, and "You Are My Sunshine" was a hit for several people
q) "You THREW A Lucky Punch" was an answer song to Mary Wells' "You Beat
Me To The Punch"
r) "The Love I Saw IN YOU Was Just A Mirage" reached #20 in '67
The grid solution:
"He had a huge influence on me. He left the gospel field at one
point and went into the secular, and he had this huge hit. ...
Erma, my older sister, and I heard "You Send Me" on the radio while
we were driving through the South one night. We had to stop the car.
We got out and danced around the car out on the highway."
"He", of course, refers to Sam Cooke. The answer letters of column C
rearrange to spell "ARETHA" (Franklin), the quote's source (not EARTHA
Kitt!). The quote demonstrates The Queen of Soul's admiration for Cooke,
often called "The King of Soul", on whom she admitted to having a crush.
She also showed some R-E-S-P-E-C-T by covering "You Send Me" in '68 as
the flip side of "Think".
The boxes 7B-7E-5E-5B-3B-3H-7H-7K-3K-3E-3N-7N-7Q-3Q-3T-7T-7W are the
hint to the realm ruled by these two royals. Simply connect the boxes
to reveal: "SOUL".
Once you've solved the entire Puzzler, the letters of one column of
the Clue Answers section will spell out (ignoring spacing) "what that
accomplishment is": "GOOD NEWS" (a #11 hit for Cooke). Another column's
letters will spell out (ignoring spacing) "what you should be doing to
celebrate that feat": "HAVING A PARTY" (a #17 hit for Cooke).
Here's hoping you solved the Puzzler, are having that party, and are
busy twistin' the night away!
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Howard Teitelbaum <golq466@golq.org>