TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For consistency, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: BOTANY 
Clue: Cryptogams are not plants with secret meanings, but plants such as ferns that don't bear these

SOLUTION: seeds

PROBLEM: Category: THE NEW YORK TIMES ENTERTAINMENT 
Clue: "Oil!", a 1927 novel by this muckraker, was on the New York Times Best Seller List in 2008

SOLUTION: upton sinclair

PROBLEM: Category: TEEN PEOPLE 
Clue: Having jumped in a lake during their Orlando photo shoot, these "Boys" sported the wet look on a 1998 cover

SOLUTION:
backstreet boys