Letter Head (solution)
by Patrick Blindauer
The left column of clues is missing its first letters:
- (M)Ike with a connection to Cleveland - HENRY
- (O)Connor’s maiden name - DAY
- (B)Read, in Rouen - PAIN
- (Y)Awl, e.g. - BOAT
- (D)Evils or Magic - TEAM
- (I)Mage with a staff - NOTE (as in a musical note)
- (C)Ode ending? - WORD
- (K)Eel follower, at sea - HAUL
- (F)Red on the green, at times - FUNK (as in the golf player)
- (O)Men - SIGN
- (R)After - BEAM
- (O)Range part - SECTION
- (N)Umber that colors opinions - RATING
- (E)Lite, e.g. - TYPE (as in the printing term “elite type”)
The missing letters spell MOBY DICK, FOR ONE, which is a clue for BOOK (or is it NOVEL or WHALE?).
The right column of clues are categories, each of which can be filled by adding a letter to an answer from the first group:
- V-SIGN
- I-BEAM
- R-RATING
- T-NOTE
- U-BOAT
- A-TEAM
- L WORD
- P-FUNK
- R-TYPE
- O. HENRY
- D-DAY
- U-HAUL
- C-SECTION
- T-PAIN
The added letters spell VIRTUAL PRODUCT. This, taken with BOOK, clues the final answer, EBOOK.