The Clue
Man with a whale of a tale? (5 letter answer)
The Answer
JONAH
Tags
Notes
The answer JONAH is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1100 puzzles.
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One with quite a fish story
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One who brings bad luck
Person thought to bring bad luck
Definition
JONAH as a noun:
1. (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land
2. (jonah, jinx) = a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him
3. (Jonah, Book of Jonah) = a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale