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Originally Posted By: beck123
VITUS (JONAS) BERING!

Onnicle: The judges found his sonata far and away the better of the two pieces. Her essay was good, but she had to settle for second place in the talent competition.

Clue: An Arab has the right to left-handedness, same as any other person


Afar?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afar_language

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Oops. We've skipped TGR's onnicle from several pages ago. I think YOYO MA is on the Silk Road.

As for mine with the Arab clue, "Afar," though probably a lovely retirement destination, is not what I had in mind. Here's the clue again with (hopefully) helpful emphasis:

An Arab has the right to left-handedness, same as any other person


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So close, Bran! The tough girl got it, though. :0)

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Originally Posted By: beck123
Oops. We've skipped TGR's onnicle from several pages ago. I think YOYO MA is on the Silk Road.

As for mine with the Arab clue, "Afar," though probably a lovely retirement destination, is not what I had in mind. Here's the clue again with (hopefully) helpful emphasis:

An Arab has the right to left-handedness, same as any other person


Bingo (for Yo-Yo MA) beck123!
Afar is also an Arabic language that goes from right to left (at least that's how I read it!)

Boy! tsuwm is contagious when it comes to cryptic clues smile So we r indeed playing for an Arab..right?


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Are languages considered proper nouns or celebrities? To me, that's pushing the category a bit too far, but I would certainly defer to Onamographys ruling... :0?

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U got me twosleepy smile

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Originally Posted By: ToughGirlsRule
U got me twosleepy smile


just as a matter of record, it was in an attempt to avoid text babble that I ended up with "Do you think Haiti has a rainforest˛?" as my onnicle.

from the initial post: "personality's name in it."

and, why onnicle?! I keep having to look it up 'cuz it doesn't seem obvious!!

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Originally Posted By: beck123

Onnicle: The judges found his sonata far and away the better of the two pieces. Her essay was good, but she had to settle for second place in the talent competition.

Clue: An Arab has the right to left-handedness, same as any other person


Ooo, ooo! I got it!!! A bit of a toughie, beck! :0)

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>A bit of a toughie, beck!

I guess. "Your search - tafara eressay - did not match any documents."

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>A bit of a toughie, beck!

I guess. "Your search - tafara eressay - did not match any documents."


Sorry! I thought people would read beck's hints, and thus, read the answer from left to right...

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