HIDDEN AGENDA
Harvey Estes

Each clue below conceals a related word. Can you spot them?

1. Reading Poe's "The Raven" usually makes me feel gloomy.

2. Several members of Mensa turned up for the Trivial Pursuit competition.

3. The employment bureau ran ushering ads during the summer theater season.

4. Gifts of socks, pajamas, and underwear thoroughly disappoint at Christmastime.

Answers:

Each clue conceals the name of a planet:

1."the raVEN" USually 
2. menSA TURNed up
3. bureaU RAN UShering 
4. underwEAR THoroughly