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ULYSSES S. GRANT!

That was a great one, CB!

Onnicle: The raja never glanced outside his carriage on his tour from the hills of Rochester to the reeds along the St. Johns River’s edge in Jacksonville. As for the newspapers, they reported gleefully on his progress, though they never actually spoke with him.

Clue: A fictional heroine, with four of her fellow characters embedded as clues


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Onnicle: The raja never glanced outside his carriage on his tour from the hills of Rochester to the reeds along the St. Johns River’s edge in Jacksonville. As for the newspapers, they reported gleefully on his progress, though they never actually spoke with him.

Clue: A fictional heroine, with four of her fellow characters embedded as clues


Whew! I'm not a JANE EYRE expert, by any means, but you've got my hometown in there! :0)

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I craftily put my own town in there, as well!

Now you owe us one.


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Onnicle: I admit my taste runs to Fantasy, from the classics involving a centaur or a unicorn, maybe featuring the famous Bilbo, realistic though he may not be, to the gritty new science fiction on t.v., "Caprica" being the finest example.

Onniclue: Although as referenced they are septentrional, they have a counterpart, but perhaps not quite so lovely.

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I admit my taste runs to Fantasy, from the classics involving a centaur or a unicorn, maybe featuring the famous Bilbo, realistic though he may not be, to the gritty new science fiction on t.v., "Caprica" being the finest example.

Aurora Borealis? Is that it? But if so, it would take me days to give a new one, twosleepy.

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Good job!

Onnicle: How could a small band of right-wing extremists carry a crusade so far as to deprive an entire nation of their right to choose? More emphatic than charismatic, this movement’s outspoken leader was a smashing success, bar none.

Clue: The onnicle itself is straightforward and factual.

[I hope you all don't mind that I stepped in with a new one.]

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CARRY[sic] NATION!

Onnicle: Just over here, near Sylvia’s Truckstop, everyone in Nashville began eating “Cumberland Knockwurst.” This homey eatery gave really amazing portions! Everyone seemed overly fed with Ricky at the helm.

Clue: Initially, this man's writing was not well received. He later produced some very highly-regarded literature, and the title of his masterpiece is also in the onnicle.


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(That was "sic," not "hic")


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I'll drink to that!

Yes, actually it was "Carry A. Nation". Both Carrie and Carry are accepted spellings, according to Wikipedia.

It was probably very easy to solve, but I had fun putting it together!

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JOHN STEINBECK!

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