Answer to December 14, 1998 Problem

HO! HO! HO!
from Games Magazine

Santa needs some help from you this year - he'll supply the laughs (HO HO) if you do the wrapping. In each of the words and phrases below, Santa's filled in HO twice, but the rest of the letters are missing. Can you reconstruct each word or phrase from the clues and blanks given? 


    1. Hershey addict:    _  H  O  _  _  H  O  _  _  _ 


    2. Listing of famous and influential people: 
                                           
          _  H  O ' _    _  H  O
     
    3. Word pronounced like another, as "heir" or "air"

          H  O  _  _  _  H  O  _  _


    4. Garage where stolen cars are dismantled for parts:

          _  H  O  _    _  H  O  _


    5. Be Patient!:  
         
           H  O  _  _    _  _  _  _    H  O  _  _  _  _ !


    6. Chemical element used in making matches:

          _  H  O  _  _  H  O  _  _  _

    7. Big Cheese:      H  O  _  _  H  O


    8. The furthest extent one can go:    

          _  H  O  _  _    H  O  _


    9. Game in which players try for ringers:   

          H  O  _  _  _  _  H  O  _  _

    10. Talented Oxford Attendee:   

          _  H  O  _  _  _    _  _  H  O  _  _  _


    11. One-handed basketball throw:  H  O  _  _    _  H  O  _


    12. Sanctimonious:

          H  O  _  _  _  _  -  _  _  _  _  -  _  H  O  _


Solution:

1. Chocoholic
2. Who's Who
3. Homophone
4. Chop Shop
5. Hold your horses!
6. Phosphorus
7. Honcho
8. Whole hog
9. Horseshoes
10. Rhodes scholar
11. Hook shot
12. Holier-than-thou

Correctly solved by:

1. Michael Leatherman Norfolk, VA
2. Krista Ramey Winchester, VA
3. Ginger Anderson Winchester, VA
4. Anna Hauger Winchester, VA
5. Gretchen Downey Winchester, VA
6. Trey Genda Winchester, VA
7. Jay O'Donnell Winchester, VA
8. Erin Sheithe Winchester, VA
9. Callie Wolk Winchester, VA
10. Mollie Haxton Winchester, VA
11. Katie Jennis Winchester, VA
12. Kelley Britz Winchester, VA
13. Jessica Ray Winchester, VA
14. Marga White Winchester, VA
15. Elizabeth Cotter Centreville, VA
16. Larry Cotter Centreville, VA
17. Paul Carpenter Winchester, VA