Freddie Mercury
publication date: Monday, February 11, 2019 (part of Winter 2019)
category: Music
clue: This rhapsodic singer died in 1991 but lives on as rock royalty.
difficulty: very easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, Matthew Preston, Erik Bates, and Stan Iwanchuk

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