EMBEDDED U.S. PRESIDENTS (Round 1)

How to Play:

The objective of this executive stumper is to figure out which U.S. president is embedded in a logical or silly 2-word phrase. Based on each entry's correct answer, the embedded president's identity will be hinted at through the first 2 letters of his first and last name. (Note: presidential middle names are not used.)

Example:

➤ SEWA ___ ___ * ___ ___ STE

(This president figured out what to do with the White House's excess excreta)

= GEORGE WASHINGTON

[Answer: Fill in the blanks with the letters "GE" & "WA" to complete the answer to the clue: "SLUDGE WASTE" - revealing the 2-letter first and last name initials of the embedded president, "GEORGE WASHINGTON".]

Round 1:

➤ BA ___ ___ * ___ ___ ONLIGHT

(This president was enamored of a nearby Mexican state's special lunar glow)

= ____________________

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➤ DESPERA ___ ___ * ___ ___ ICKS

(This president, criminal through and through, has a bagful of 'em)

= ____________________


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➤ MEXIC ___ ___ * ___ ___ URNEY

(This president once took a long trip south of the border)

= ____________________

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➤ REH ___ ___ * ___ ___ CENSE

(This president once applied for a permit to operate a drug recovery center)

= ____________________

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