WHAT'S IN A NAME?

GAMES Magazine

November, 1985

Doug and Janis Heller

 

In this puzzle, what's in a name is a word. That is, each of he words listed below can be found spelled in consecutive letters in a famous person's name. In each case, the hidden word will span the first and last names. Ex. TEAS - clinT EAStwood. As a hint, a brief description of each person is given below the names  - in random order. 

 

1. NEON

2. PHIAL

3. ACNE

4. THEM

5. TEAR

6. RAGERS

7. SPAIN

8. EWES

9. RUDEST

 

HINTS (in random order):

a. Italian actress

b. American author

c. Historic lawman

d. American playwright

e. Expatriate poet in Paris

f. Colonial writer

g. American actress

h. Mathematician and physicist

i. Lyricist with a famous brother

 

Answers:

 

1. d - eugeNE O'Neill

2. a - soPHIA Loren

3. h - isaAC NEwton

4. b - ernesT HEMingway  

5. c - wyatT EARp

6. i - iRA GERShwin  

7. f - thomaS PAINe

8. g - maE WESt

9. e - gertRUDE STein