WHOSE CLUES?
Big Book of Games
GAMES Magazine
Stephen Sniderman

What's in a name? Well, if you look closely at its letters, you may find that it contains a clue to its owner's life or career. CLARENCE DARROW, for example, contains the letters LAW, reading in order from left to right.  In J _ E   _ _ _ _ T _ , you could fill the blanks to get JOE NAMATH - who played for the (NY) JETS.

Below are eight words extracted from the names of famous individuals. Using each as a clue, can you fill in the blanks to identify the full name?

1. INDI _ _    _ A _ _ _ _
2. BA _ _       _ _ T _
3. _ ARI _      _ A _ _ _ S
4. _ O _ _       _ _ N _ O _  
5. MA _ _ _   P _ _ _
6. _ I _ _ _ _ _     _ _ _ _ D
7. _ HA _ _ _ _    _ HA _ _ _ _
8. _ _ _ _ _ _ S    _ _ _ _ _ EA _

Answers:

1. INDIRA GANDHI
2. BABE RUTH
3. MARIA CALLAS
4. YOKO LENNON
5. MARCO POLO
6. SIGMUND FREUD
7. CHARLIE CHAPLIN
8. JACQUES COUSTEAU