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31/10/2011 The Vegetables strike back

1990 was the year Geoffrey Howe resigned precipitating the political demise of Margaret Thatcher (Thatcher’s Spitting Image character had memorably compared her Cabinet colleagues to vegetables).

Identify the words that have been replaced by their initial letters from the following 1990 headlines.

There are 2 separate sets of initials in each question.

 

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1.

LTOP list now too dangerous for PA to be allowed

2.

BK released after nearly 5 years HHIL

3.

JM elected leader defeating DHAMH

4.

First LC in 8,000 years as workers meet under EC

5.

IBTWYPDB hits top spot for TMWB

6.

TB-L creates the first WP

7.

Live on TV JS barged out of the way in Paris by BI

8.

First screening for DTDD based on events behind the scenes at fictional GLN

9.

NF scores 366 at TOFLAS – a new ground record

10.

Ninth month old daughter of DADOY christened EVH