zabreg1 Mr White
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Here is my (warped) logic:
1. Bernie Sanders - Bern
2. Rhianna, an artist - Art
3. LED Lighting - LED
4. River or town (guessing), but visible on map - ERER
5. University graduation - UNI
6. Poem verse - VERSE
7. A musical QUINTET
8. (a huge GoT nerd here) Khal Drogo - KAL
9. Ender's game - ENDER
1+2=Bernhard
3+4=Lederer
5+6=Universe
7=Quintet
8+9=Kalender (I would have written calendar, but you already dropped a hint above)