In The House

Author: Dan Katz

 

The answers to the clues are:

 

HON-OVER

WASHING-TONG

CART-OER

WILG-SON

HARD-INGA

VAN-BURDEN

TA-FNT

JACKS-RON

MOON-ROE

PIER-CEO

 

These are each a president's name with one extra letter. Put the extra letters in order chronologically by president:

 

G - Washington

O - Monroe

R - Jackson

D - Van Buren

O - Pierce

N - Taft

G - Wilson

A - Harding

N - Hoover

O - Carter

 

The answer is GORDON GANO.