Gertrude Bell
publication date: Sunday, April 11, 2021 (part of Spring 2021)
category: 
Exploration
clue: This Oxford-educated archeologist traveled and documented the Middle East so extensively that Britain needed an opinion as clear as hers about how to establish Iraq.
explanation: "As clear as" was a play on Bell's name. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Erik Bates, and Mike Eberhart
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