CHERCHEZ LA FEMME
Credit: GAMES Magazine
February, 1984
Henry E. Leabo

Some letters are missing from the word list below. Replace each set of asterisks with a woman's first name to form a complete word.

For example, given the clue EL***TOR, the asterisks could be replaced by EVE to form the complete word ELEVATOR.

1. PRI****
2. IS***D
3. SH****
4. EL***NTH
5. NIGHTIN****
6. DIS***CH
7. BAND****
8. STERI****TION
9. A****BLE
10. O****CTIVE
11. DE****TE
12. BELLA*****
13. MIC****COND
14. IR****TE
15. PA****DE

HINTS:
The first letters of the missing letters:
1. M
2. S
3. A
4. E
5. G
6. P
7. A
8. L
9. D
10. V
11. C
12. D
13. R
14. R
15. L

Answers:

1. priMARY
2. isSUEd
3. shABBY 
4. elEVEnth
5. nightinGALE
6. disPATch
7. bandANNA
8. steriLIZAtion
9. aDORAble
10. oVERActive
11. deCORAte
12. bellaDONNA
13. micROSEcond
14. irRITAte 
15. paLISAde