Jun.21

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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: A Mountain Lodge, among the Sequoias

Last week's theme was definitely more doable than the one from the week previous. The first hint we gave was "[W]e originally had a headline today that used the word 'misbehavior,' but then realized that would only work if we were British." The second hint we gave was: "[W]e really wanted to use the word 'aerious' in a headline, but we decided it's too obscure." And now, the answer key, courtesy of reader J.K. in New Orleans, LA:

The answer this week is that each headline contains a word with all the vowels "a,e,i,o,u" in them:

• Trump on The Hill: No Evacuation Needed... This Time
• Trump Slams Milwaukee: Let the Equivocating Begin
• This Week in Conspiracy Theories: No, These are Not Facetious
• Clarence Thomas Corruption Watch: What Regulations?
• I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: On the Lam in an Automobile
• This Week in Schadenfreude: Putin Gets an Education
• This Week in Freudenfreude: Finnish Authorities Reduce Teen Abortion Dramatically

And if you were British, you'd probably try to make a headline about Clarence Thomas and his misbehaviour.

Well done! Today's headline, of course adds "Sequoias" to the list.

Here are the first 40 readers to get it correct:

1. R.S. in Milan, OH
2. G.W. in Avon, CT
3. M.S. in Sharon, MA
4. M.L. in New York City, NY
5. C.R. in Cromwell, CT, who notes, "facetious" even contains the vowels in alphabetical order
6. J.C. in Oxford, England, UK
7. E.M. in Jersey City, NJ
8. A.W. in Brooklyn, NY
9. K.M. in Ypsilanti, MI, who adds, "Also, did you know the name Aurelio uses all five vowels? There have only been three MLB players named Aurelio and all three were killed in automobile-related crashes: Aurelio Lopez, Aurelio Rodriguez and Aurelio Monteagudo."
10. S.S. in Lucerne, Switzerland
11. D.E. in Ann Arbor, MI
12. S.K. in Drexel Hill, PA
13. M.T. in Wheat Ridge, CO
14. D.D. in Philadelphia, PA
15. A.F. in Pittsburgh, PA, who adds, "It doesn't take an aeronautical genius to identify the ostentatious presence of words with all five English vowels."
16. A.D. in Raleigh, NC
17. A.J. in Baltimore, MD
18. J.M. in Estes Park, CO
19. M.W. in Northbrook, IL
20. J.N. in Zionsville, IN, who adds, "After last week's unquestionably difficult, and apparently anisotropically designed theme, I decided to take an abstemiously short break from puzzles. But behaviorally and authoritatively, I was drawn back to this week's puzzle wondering 'y'."
21. N.S. in Los Angeles, CA
22. A.S. in Fairfax, VA
23. B.F. in Madison, WI
24. D.L. in Springfield, IL
25. T.P. in Kings Park, NY
26. D.M. in Austin, TX
27. D.C. in South Elgin, IL
28. R.K. in Indianapolis, IN
29. J.F. in Fayetteville, NC
30. P.M. in McKinney, TX
31. C.A.G. in Athens, GA
32. N.H. in London, England, UK
33. B.B. in Avon, CT
34. D.L. in Uslar, Germany
35. D.D. in Highland Park, IL
36. S.L. in Wavre, Belgium
37. K.P. in Tampa, FL
38. N.K. in Cleveland Heights, OH, who correctly observes, "I'm not surprised you didn't include 'misbehaviour': I certainly expect you to keep your site UNCONTAMINATED by Canadian spellings."
39. G.K. in Blue Island, IL
40. J.L. in Walnut Creek, CA

As you can see, we didn't run out of correct answers at 20, like we did last week.

This week's theme relies on single words in some headlines and multiple words in others. And be careful with the headline of this item when you think you've figured it out. There's an answer that SEEMS to be right but is not, and one that is actually right. The Trivial Pursuit category is Geography, which appeared in the very first edition of the game and many editions thereafter. As to a hint, L.A. sports fans are maybe at an advantage with this one.

If you have a guess, send it to us at comments@electoral-vote.com, preferably with the subject line "June 21 headlines." (Z)