MISSING PERSONS
Credit: GAMES Magazine - May, 1984
(Author's name given below)

The name Christopher is often shortened to Chris. This leaves the remaining letters TOPHER. Valerie often becomes Val, leaving ERIE. Can you determine what names have been nicked from the endings below? The number of blank spaces indicates how many letters are in the diminutives.

Women's Names

1. _ _ _ RENCE
2. _ _ _ ICE
3. _ _ _ ERLY
4. _ _ _ CY
5. _ _ _ RICIA
6. _ _ _ _ CES
7. _ _ _ IAN
8. _ _ _ _ ARA
9. _ _ _ ELA
10. _ _ _ BERLY

Men's Names

1. _ _ _ _ HEW
2. _ _ _ _ LAS
3. _ _ _ _ ANDER
4. _ _ _ OTHY
5. _ _ _ NETH
6. _ _ _ JAMIN
7. _ _ _ _ERICK
8. _ _ _ HUR
9. _ _ _ _ ORY
10. _ _ _ _ EL
11. _ _ _ _ R

by _ _ _ MOND D. Love

Answers:

Women's Names
1. FLO
2. JAN
3. BEV
4. NAN
5. PAT
6. FRAN
7. LIL
8. BARB
9. PAM
10. BEV

Men's Names 
1. MATT
2. DOUG
3. ALEX
4. TIM
5. KEN
6. BEN
7. FRED
8. ART
9. GREG
10. RUSS
11. PETE

by RAYmond D. Love