Answer to Puzzle Contest:
Ragi (Magi). The Magi are the 3 wise men who are said to have visited the infant Jesus. They "do not sing soprano" was a hint that these are not "wise guys" in terms of being gangsters or Mafia related, as in the HBO show The Sopranos.
Winner: Becky Quast, Chatsworth, GA
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