INITIAL EXPOSURE
Credit: LA Times Crossword
August 9, 2009
Edgar Fontaine (adapted)

Each well-known person whose name appears below, preceded it with two initials. For example, if WHITE were on the list, it could be referring to E. B. WHITE, the author of Charlotte's Web. Can you think of a familiar expression with the initials E. B. to fill out Mr. White's name? The new name you provide need not have anything to do with the person. For example, the author of Charlotte's Web could be EAGER BEAVER WHITE.

WELLS
KING
BARNUM
JAMES
YEATS
BEAN
ELIOT

(Possible Answers)

HANG GLIDER WELLS
BIG BANG KING
PAPER TIGER BARNUM
PILE DRIVER JAMES
WEB BROWSER YEATS
LABOR LEADER BEAN
TROUBLE SHOOTER ELIOT