Logic Problem

Four people (Edgar, Harriett, Opie, and Ken) with last names Iverson, Xevarone, O'Neal, and Clemens, each bought a number of puzzles. Each person was of a different occupation: nurse, florist, rear admiral, and lawyer. If each person bought one of the following amounts of puzzles, (19, 3, 9, and 16) can you figure out the first name, last name, and how many puzzles each person bought?
Ive
Xev
O'N
Cle
nur
flo
rea
law
19
3
9
16
Edg
Har
Opi
Ken
19
3
9
16
nur
flo
rea
law
Place a N in any square that is a definite "no" and a Y in any square that is a definite "yes".
I give up!

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