Each puzzle answer clues a famous person. The eleven names can be entered into the grid, crisscross-style. The direction of the arrow indicates the direction the name goes in that row or column, and the side of the grid the arrow and number are on is the side the name starts closer to. The fact that the grid is 12 rows by 31 columns (and that some rows have black boxes to shorten them to either 28 or 30 boxes) should indicate that it represents a calendar. Each person's name crosses the square on the grid that represents that person's birthday. Taking the letters in those squares and ordering using the numbers by the arrows spells A WEB OF LIVES.
| Puzzle | Puzzle Answer | Famous Person | Birthday | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board Members | ALEXANDER CABOT III | Casey Kasem | April 27 | A |
| Double Entendre | TODAY IS TONIGHT | Jean Harlow | March 3 | W |
| Midterm of Unspeakable Chaos | COMMON SENSE | Thomas Paine | February 9 | E |
| Spy Game | FABBRIZIO DISGUISEY | James Brolin | July 18 | B |
| Mae Has Amigos | SYLVIA ROSSITANO | Patti LuPone | April 21 | O |
| THIS IS NOW A PUZZLE | KLINGER | Jamie Farr | June 7 | F |
| The Times They Had | LET'S MAKE A DEAL | Monty Hall | August 25 | L |
| A Handful of Dishes | TASTE THE NATION | Padma Lakshmi | September 1 | I |
| Rotten Little Scamps | THE POTATO EATERS | Vincent van Gogh | March 30 | V |
| Whose Turn Is It Anyway? | THE STARDUST ROAD | Hoagy Carmichael | November 22 | E |
| XD VA GD KHT BD | LA BAMBA | Ritchie Valens | May 13 | S |
Answers in calendar form:
| 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ↓ | ↓ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E | E | O | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ← | 2 | W | O | L | R | A | H | N | A | E | J | H | G | O | G | N | A | V | T | N | E | C | N | I | V | ← | 9 | |||||||
| R | I | O | T | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | → | R | I | T | C | H | I | E | V | A | L | E | N | S | P | Y | S | |||||||||||||||||
| A | P | U | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | → | F | S | J | A | M | E | S | B | R | O | L | I | N | A | Y | ||||||||||||||||||
| E | A | I | L | K | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ← | 8 | I | M | H | S | K | A | L | A | M | D | A | P | T | L | A | ||||||||||||||||||
| M | O | T | S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | → | A | H | O | A | G | Y | C | A | R | M | I | C | H | A | E | L | E | ||||||||||||||||
| J | T | P | M | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 3 | 5 |