In the Margin: November 2015 – Who are you?

It is an age old tradition for people in certain industries to change their names in order to further their careers. Who can really blame Archie Leach, for example, for changing his name to Cary Grant or David Jones for changing his name to the much less generic David Bowie? Others, throughout history, have adopted pseudonyms to hide their gender; distinguish themselves from another person with the same or similar name; or to protect themselves and their family from persecution. Whatever the reason, it seems that changing your name is almost a rite of passage among actors, musicians, writers and even monarchs and other professionals.

Otherwise Known As…

The following crossword contains the pseudonyms of a number of famous people. The clues you have been given are the birth names of these individuals.

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Across
5. Jorge Bergoglio (4, 7)
7. Amanda Rogers (6, 2, 5)
12. Mark Vincent (3, 6)
13. Margaretha Zelle (4, 4)
15. Norma Jean Mortenson (7, 6)
17. Maurice Micklewhite (7, 5)
18. Reginald Dwight (5, 4)
20. Eric Blair (6, 6)
22. Krishna Bhanji (3, 8)
23. Gordon Sumner (5)
24. Cassius Clay (8, 3)
25. Stefani Germanotta (4, 4)
26. Bernard Schwartz (4, 6)
27. Frances Gumm (4, 7)

Down
1. Caryn Johnson (6, 8)
2. Howard O’Brien (4, 4)
3. Manfred von Richthofen (3, 5)
4. Allen Konigsberg (5, 5)
6. Alecia Moore (4)
8. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (7)
9. Francois-Marie Arouet (8)
10. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (5, 7)
11. Carlos Estevez (7, 5)
14. Terry Bollea (4, 5)
16. William H. Bonney (5, 3, 3)
17. Margaret Hyra (3, 4)
19. Ilyena Mironoff (5, 6)
21. Alisa Rosenbaum (3, 4)
25. Ella Yelich-O’Connor (5)

For your chance to win a $50 book voucher, solve the crossword and email your solution to: inthemargin@actuaries.asn.au.

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Nine correct answers were submitted. The winner of this month’s prize, selected randomly from among the correct entries, was Simon Guthrie, who will receive a $50 book voucher.

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