The omitted letters (in parentheses in the list below) spell
CONAN DOYLE

January Puzzle Solvers
(The first ten are listed in the order their solutions were received, the others alphabetically)

1. Judy Adamski – Jenison, MI
2. Rick Kasten – Alexandria, VA
3. Charles J. Rohrmann, Jr. – Scarsdale, NY
4. Stan Kurzban – Chappaqua, NY
5. Peter Green – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
6. Keith and Elizabeth Falkner – Sarasota, FL
7. Henry Cook – Chicago, IL
8. Jim Christenson – Port Townsend, WA
9. Daniel J. Milton – Vienna, VA
10. Ned Robert – Los Gatos, CA

Al Backiel – Ridgewood, NJ
Robert Brown – Albuquerque, NM
Cathy Childs – Pompano Beach, FL
Charlene Coates – Coatesville, PA
Patricia Coppersmith – Venice, FL
Al Damm – Marshall, WI
David Durfee – Petersburgh, NY
Joe Fendel – Berkeley, CA
Dina Fertig – Cherry Hill, NJ
William Flis – Philadelphia, PA
Stan Francuz – Somewhere in Australia
Warren Fraser – Marmora, Ontario, Canada
Edward Gee – Richmond, VA
Lewis Gee – Poway, CA
Craig Harman – Alexandria, VA
Ralph Jones – Aurora, CO
Wayne Jones – Worcester, NY
Dave Kaplan – New City, NY
Doug Kouril – Arlington, VA
Mike Lessie – Douglassvile, PA
Richard Letourneau – Bonita Springs, FL
Paul Lustig – Lakewood, OH
Bob Mattson – Smithtown, NY
Allan Mayoff – San Felipe, Baja Norte, Mexico
Daniel J. Milton – Vienna, VA
Mark Navarrete – Quezon City, the Philippines
Mary Lyndal Nyberg – Manhattan, KS
Jill Palmer – Leverett, MA
Itai Pines – Portland, OR
Huw Powell – Lee, NH
Charlie Pritzlaff – Silver Spring, MD
Charles Ray – Harare, Zimbabwe
Arnold Reich – Bronxville, NY
Joe Rogers – Old Greenwich, CT
Mordy Rosen – Berkeley, CA
Al Sanders – Fort Collins, CO
Joe Schrader – Hillsboro, OR
Dexter Senft – Bedford, NY
Callie and Bob Smith – Massena, NY
Donald Stanley – Littleton, CO
Stephen Throop – Grover, NC
Steve Tice – Great Falls, VA
Margaret Webster – Medford, MA
Thomas Wilson – South Williamsport, PA
Jay Winter – Farmington Hills, MI