FIRST-NAME BASIS
Credit: GAMES/World of Puzzles
February, 2017
Raymond D. Love

Each of the words below can be followed by a first name to complete a familiar two-word phrase. For example, given JUMPING, the name JACK would finish the phrase. Can you fill in each of the blanks below with the proper first name?

1. Dollar ________
2. Question________
3. Spinning ________
4. Curtain ________
5. Pretty ________
6. Sloppy ________
7. Round ________
8. Shrinking ________
9. Cosmic ________
10. Poison ________
11. Open ________
12. Amazing ________
13. Smart ________
14. Lazy ________
15. Christmas ________
16. Bounty ________
17. Stand ________
18. Half ________
19. Abstract ________
20. Polka ________
21. Eggs ________
22. Hamburger ________
23. Witch ________
24. Filthy ________
25. Doubting ________

Answers:

1. Dollar Bill
2. Question Mark
3. Spinning Jenny
4. Curtain Rod
5. Pretty Penny (Polly)
6. Sloppy Joe
7. Round Robin
8. Shrinking Violet
9. Cosmic Ray
10. Poison Ivy
11. Open Mike
12. Amazing Grace
13. Smart Alec
14. Lazy Susan
15. Christmas Carol (Eve)
16. Bounty Hunter
17. Stand Pat
18. Half Nelson
19. Abstract Art
20. Polka Dot
21. Eggs Benedict
22. Hamburger Patty
23. Witch Hazel
24. Filthy Rich
25. Doubting Thomas