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30/05/2011

Annus Horribilis

1992 was the year memorably summed up by Queen Elizabeth II with this phrase.

Identify the words that have been replaced by their initial letters from the following 1992 headlines.

There are 2 separate sets of initials in each question.

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1.

HSDM resigns over affair with ADS

Heritage Secretary David Mellor;

Antonia de Sancha

2.

PP wins the GN

Party Politics;

Grand National

3.

An IS emerges from disintegrating SFROY

Independent Slovenia;

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

4.

Publication of IBNCR which starts with the memorable sentence “IWTDMGE”

Iain Banks’ novel Crow Road;

It was the day my Grandmother exploded

5.

FLFD ends with LU on top

Football League First Division;

Leeds United

6.

EG by TS tops the charts

Ebeneezer Goode;

The Shamen

7.

No hanging about as AP, British CE, dies

Albert Pierrepoint;

Chief Executioner

8.

SR becomes the first FDGOMIF

Stella Rimmington;

Female Director General of MI5

9.

Last series of ROTB screened starring LM

Rumpole of the Bailey;

Leo McKern

10.

BB becomes first woman SOTHOC

Betty Boothroyd;

Speaker of the House of Commons