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In keeping with my New Years promise for tougher puzzles, put your thinking caps on. These clues lead to the birth name of a fellow. I need a picture of this fellow’s alter ego. Clue: male, entertainer, 1930s. The answer is NOT the name of the guy in the one clue!


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No clue yet...

You’ll be surprised when this rebus is answered. I predict it will,have to be answered by me! One clue. There is a vegetable involved, although not specified in the answer. Work on that, if you will. 🍿
 
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You’ll be surprised when this rebus is answered. I predict it will,have to be answered by me! One clue. There is a vegetable involved, although not specified in the answer. Work on that, if you will. 🍿
Ok, I've been wracking my brain on this one for a good hour and having no luck coming up with a 1930's male entertainer with any involvement with a vegetable!

William Penn Adair Rogers...Will, Liam, etc
Singing duckling...quack...
Cardboard Canoes in a pool...will soon sink, that's all I can think of!

Maybe a Scotch will help.
 
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The word comprising the name of the vegetable is part of the subject’s first name. The vegetable doesn’t appear in the answer. I’ll give you a hint. A clue to determine the vegetable lies in the clue showing the “little goose”. This term is a nickname for a musical instrument. Once you determine the musical instrument, you will have to decipher another slang name for that musical instrument, to end up with the name of the vegetable. Abstruse enough for you? Don’t lose any sleep over it!😁 🍿This FAR too generous clue will help you too much!
 
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The word comprising the name of the vegetable is part of the subject’s first name. The vegetable doesn’t appear in the answer. I’ll give you a hint. A clue to determine the vegetable lies in the clue showing the “little goose”. This term is a nickname for a musical instrument. Once you determine the musical instrument, you will have to decipher another slang name for that musical instrument, to end up with the name of the vegetable. Abstruse enough for you? Don’t lose any sleep over it!😁 🍿This FAR too generous clue will help you too much!
The ocarina is sometimes called the sweet potato flute, with “ocarina” translating as “little goose” in Italian dialect.
I think I might be on the right track with sweet potato, but not sure how to work it into a name. Sweetwater?
More thought on this...
 
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I've been working on William as the first name, but can't figure out what the boats signify.
 
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The ocarina is sometimes called the sweet potato flute, with “ocarina” translating as “little goose” in Italian dialect.
I think I might be on the right track with sweet potato, but not sure how to work it into a name. Sweetwater?
More thought on this...
 
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In keeping with my New Years promise for tougher puzzles, put your thinking caps on. These clues lead to the birth name of a fellow. I need a picture of this fellow’s alter ego. Clue: male, entertainer, 1930s. The answer is NOT the name of the guy in the one clue!


Good sleuthing, two of you. William is the entertainer’s first name. I knew that last clue I gave you, would help! I have given three half-stars to @TasMike and @Charlemagne1333 for arriving at his first name. Now! His last name? No help there for the moment, sorry, In keeping with my resolution for tougher puzzles. Maybe we need a new category for “rebus”. How about “conundrums?” (That’s” “conundrums”! Not you know what!) Keep your minds out of the gutter.
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