HIDE AND SEEK
GAMES/World of Puzzles
February, 2020
Stu Agler

Ten boys and ten girls are playing a game of hide and seek. Their names are "hidden" in a longer word. From the phrases below, which are in random order, can you "seek" out the full word in each case? For example, ERIC could be surrounded by AMERICANA  (Much of the Smithsonian's collection). As a hint, the words are listed in alphabetical order.

     BOYS                                                         GIRLS
_ _ ERIC _ _ _                                      _ _ _ _ MILA _ _
_ _ _ IVAN _ _ _                                   _ _ _ _ LEXI _ _
_ _ _ _ _ EVAN _                                  _ _ _ _ AVA _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ ELI _ _                                   _ ANA _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ ALAN _                                _ _ _ _ ELLA _ _ _ _ _
_ _ LEON _ _ _ _ _ _                           _ _ _ HOPE _ _ _
_ _ _ LIAM _ _ _                                 _ VERA _ _ _ _
_ LOGAN _ _ _                                      _ _ _ IRIS _
_ _ LEVI _ _ _ _                                     _ KATE _ _ _  _ _
_ ASHER _ _ _ _ _                                 _ RUTH _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Place for Lords                                        Elaborate production
Family room fixture                                Assorted
New England capital                               Office VIPs
Study of fossils                                        Bone fixer, perhaps
Not germane                                            Honesty
Flitted about for fun                                 Prop for Tony Hawk
Laundress                                                 Hammed it up
Cool and indifferent                                 Intricacy
Much of the Smithsonian's collection      Fit in
One of the campaign writing staff            Jonathan Swift, e.g

Answers:  BOYS

Much of the Smithsonian's collection - AMERICANA 
Flitted about for fun - GALIVANTED
Not germane - IRRELEVANT 
New England capital - MONTPELIER
Cool and indifferent - NONCHALANT 
Study of fossils - PALEONTOLOGY
Place for Lords - PARLIAMENT
One of the campaign writing staff - SLOGANEER
Family room fixture - TELEVISION
Laundress - WASHERWOMAN

Answers: GIRLS

Fit in - ASSIMILATE 
Intricacy - COMPLEXITY
Elaborate production - EXTRAVAGANZA
Office VIPs - MANAGEMENT
Assorted - MISCELLANEOUS
Bone fixer, perhaps - ORTHOPEDIST
Hammed it up - OVERACTED
Jonathan Swift, for one - SATIRIST 
Prop for Tony Hawk - SKATEBOARD
Honesty - TRUTHFULNESS