publication date: Tuesday, April 5, 2016 (part of Spring 2016)

category: Military

clue: I hope that British intelligence had better ways of concealing the face of this courageous super-spy than I do.

explanation: Stephenson was the head of British intelligence during WWII and the first person to organize an integrated intelligence operation. His code name was Intrepid. more…

intended difficulty: hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, and Justin Woods

trivia: Two players guessed Sidney Reilly.


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