publication date: Tuesday, July 6, 2010 (part of Round XLIV)

category: Military

clue: hard patriot, soft furniture

explanation: Allen was a Revolutionary War hero. The furniture company is named after him. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, and Ryan Dunn

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