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ALFA ROMEO (2) | Artistic Lines. Fangio Approved - Raced Often. Models Endearingly Ogled. |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Makes & Models |
ALLITERATION | Alike Letters Lead Individual Terms. Excess Rather Annoyingly Turns Into Overt Nausea. |
Eric Bridgstock Words & Wordplay |
AMERICAN PIE | Amazing McLean Epitaph Recounting Idols' Crashed Aeroplane Night. Perceptive, Intelligent, Evocative. |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Songs |
ANARCHY (3) | Agitated New Age Rebels Create Havoc, Yikes! |
Eric Bridgstock Politics |
AUTUMN | Arboreal Undergrowth Turns Unpleasantly Muddy Now |
Eric Bridgstock Time:Seasons |
BATH (2) | Basically A Tub, Heated |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
BEATLES | Brian Epstein's Awesomely Talented Liverpudlians. Epitomised Sixties. |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Artists |
BEE | Buzzes Everyone Everywhere |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Biology:Insects |
BLUR | Britpop Leaders, Unrivalled Rockers. |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Artists |
BUDDY HOLLY | Brilliant, Unfulfilled. Dead. Died Young. Had Outstanding Lyrics. Legendary Youthfulness |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Artists |
CHAMPAGNE (2) | Celebratory Hooch, Always Makes People At Gatherings Nicely Extrovert |
Eric Bridgstock Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
CHESS (2) | Clocks Help Encourage Speedy Strategy |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Games |
CHESS (3) | Checkmate Hardly Ever Seems Straightforward |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Games |
CHESS (4) | Castles Have Every Square Sighted |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Games |
CHESS (5) | Can't Help Evoking Soporific Spectators |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Games |
CHESS (6) | Champions Have Every Strategy Stored |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Games |
CHRISTINE | Cinematic Horror Revealing Intelligent Suspense. Terror In Night Excursions |
Eric Bridgstock... I spotted CHRISTINE in the unsuccessful searches and immediately thought of the film directed by John Carpenter, based on the Stephen King novel Entertainment:Movies Art & Literature:Book Titles |
CHRISTINE (2) | Carpenter's Halloween Release Is Scary. Tempting Insomnia - No Escape! |
Eric Bridgstock... I spotted CHRISTINE in the unsuccessful searches and immediately thought of the film directed by John Carpenter, based on the Stephen King novel Entertainment:Movies Art & Literature:Book Titles |
CHRONICLES | Carefully Hewn Recounting Of Northern Israel, Concludes Largely Encouraging Some |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
CLUTCH | Control Lever Under The Car's Heater |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Parts |
DEUTERONOMY | Delightfully Erudite Undertaking, Ten Edicts Read Out, Nous Of Moses. Yes! |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
DIVORCE (2) | Deceitful Infidelity Very Often Responsible. Coupling Ends. |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
DROUGHT | Dry Riverbed Or Unwatered Ground; Hard Terrain. |
Eric Bridgstock, after it was asked if anyone would like to acronymise DROUGHT during an acronym shortage. Science:Meteorology |
DROUGHT (2) | Doesn't Rain Often, Usually Ghastly Hot Temperature |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Meteorology |
EAR (2) | Enables Aural Reception |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Biology:Body Parts |
ENGINE | Emits Noxious Gases Into Noisy Environment |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Parts |
EZRA | Exiled Zion Returns Again |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
FENG SHUI (2) | Fashionable Energy Nurturing. Get Some Help Understanding It. |
Eric Bridgstock Religion |
FERRARI | Fast Exotic Red Roadcar. All Round Italian |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Makes & Models |
FERRARI (2) | Fabulously Engineered Racer. Red And Rather Innovative |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Makes & Models |
FORD | For Ordinary Road Drivers |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Makes & Models |
GAS PEDAL | Gains Automotive Speed. Probably Encourages Driving At Limit. |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Parts |
GRASS | Get Real - A Super Smoke |
Eric Bridgstock Drugs:Cannabis |
GRASS (2) | Green Rushes. Authentic Soccer Surface |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Biology:Plants |
HARLEY DAVIDSON | Hells Angels Ride. Lovingly Engineered. Yo Dude, Along Ventura 'Ighway. Desirable Secondhand Or New. |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Makes & Models |
HOSEA | Harsh Overtones, Split Ended Acceptably |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
JACK DEE | Joker And Celebrity Keeps Deadpan Expression Effortlessly |
Eric Bridgstock, as an entry to the Radio Times Def.i.n.i.t.i.a.l.s competition Names:Famous people |
JEREMIAH | Judged Events, Rarely Enjoyed Mirth, Imprisoned And Hated |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
JOEL | Judgement Of Endless Locusts |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
JOSHUA | Jordan's Old Soldier Heroic Under Attack |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
JUDGES | Justices, Utterly Depressing, Grim Events Spiral |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
LAWYER (4) | Legal Assistants Waste Your Earned Remuneration |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
LOTUS | Lots Of Traction; Unbelievable Speed |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Makes & Models |
LUST (2) | Love Usurped, Sex Triumphs. |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
MADONNA | Musically Adept Dancer. Often Nurtures Naughty Antics. |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Artists |
MAP (3) | May Advise Position |
Eric Bridgstock Places:Navigation Aids |
MARRIAGE (3) | Making A Recognised Relationship, Instigated After Getting Engaged |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Love & Lust:Marriage & Divorce |
MASERATI | Master Automotive Sportster, Erstwhile Racer, Archetypal Total Italian |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Makes & Models |
MERCEDES BENZ | Marvellously Engineered Robust Cars. Every Diplomat Enjoys Solid Build. Engine Noises? Zero! |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Makes & Models |
MOSCOW | Mafia Overrun Soviet Capital. Often Wintry |
Eric Bridgstock Places:Countries |
MOTOR CAR | Mode Of Transport Often Raced. Can Also Rust |
Eric Bridgstock Transport |
MOUSE (8) | Makes Onscreen Usability Seem Easy |
Eric Bridgstock Computers:Generic Hardware |
MOUSE (9) | Minute Omnivore; Utters Squeaks Everywhere |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
MOUTH | Much Open, Uttering Total Honesty? |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Biology:Body Parts |
MUST | Minimum Usable Subset, Technically. |
Eric Bridgstock, explaining that he and his colleagues define technical requirements in terms of "musts", "shoulds" and "coulds". Words & Wordplay |
NOSE (3) | Neat Orifice, Sniffing Everywhere |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Biology:Body Parts |
OASIS | Outstanding Albums. Sixties Inspired Singles. |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Artists |
OPRAH | Overtly Personable Rich American Host |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:TV shows:Talk Shows |
ORGAN | Outputs Really Grand Acoustic Noise |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
PARIS | People Always Remember Iron Structure |
Eric Bridgstock Places:Towns & Cities |
PIANO (3) | Pleasing Instrument Acoustically, Numerous Octaves. |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Instruments |
PISA | Precariously Inclined Structure, Alarmingly |
Eric Bridgstock Places:Towns & Cities |
RAINBOW (3) | Red And Indigo, No Black Or White |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Meteorology |
RAINBOW (4) | Really Amazing Image. Nicely Bends Over World |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Meteorology |
RAINBOW (5) | Rainy Arc. It Never Breaks Or Wavers |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Meteorology |
RANSOM | Recovery Attempt Needs Shooters Or Money |
Eric Bridgstock, after Angela's laptop was held to ransom. People & Relationships:Law & Order |
RANSOM NOTE | Really Awful Notice. Statement Of Malice. Not Often Tackled Easily. |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Law & Order Communication |
REM | Resoundingly Evocative Musicians |
Eric Bridgstock Re-expansions of existing acronyms Entertainment:Music:Artists |
ROLLS ROYCE | Rather Ostentatious Luxury Limousine; Suits Rich, Often Yields Car Envy. |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Makes & Models |
SAMUEL | Safely Advised Men Under Effective Leadership |
Eric Bridgstock Religion:Bible books |
SEASON | Summer Example: Ante September October November |
Eric Bridgstock Time:Seasons |
SHAMPOO | Stops Hair Acquiring Mange. Pour Over Oneself. |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products |
SHOWER (3) | Sprays Hot Overhead Water. Extremely Refreshing. |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
SIREN | Startlingly Immediate Rousing Emergency Noise |
Eric Bridgstock Assorted Nouns:Noises People & Relationships:Disaster |
SIREN (2) | Sound Indicating Rapid Evacuation Necessary |
Eric Bridgstock Assorted Nouns:Noises People & Relationships:Disaster |
SPITFIRE | Special Plane In The Forties. It Really Excelled. |
Eric Bridgstock Transport |
SPITFIRE (2) | Super Plane - Invincible Tactical Fighter. It Rouses Emotions. |
Eric Bridgstock Transport |
SPRING (2) | Several Plants Rising In New Growth |
Eric Bridgstock Time:Seasons |
SPRINGER (2) | Self-Publicists Riled, Invariably Nauseous, Generally Elevate Ratings |
Eric Bridgstock and Tony McCoy O'Grady, Entertainment:TV shows:Talk Shows |
SUMMER | Sun Usually Makes More Epidermal Redness |
Eric Bridgstock Time:Seasons |
TAXI | Travel Avoiding Xenophobic Interaction |
Eric Bridgstock Transport |
TINA TURNER | Trusted Ike, Now Alone. Totally Uninhibited, Rather Naughty, Emotional Rocker |
Eric Bridgstock Entertainment:Music:Artists |
TRANSPORT (39) | Tony Reached Acronym Nadir. So Produced Overblown Response - Transport! |
Eric Bridgstock Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
TRANSPORT (40) | Touring Rockies And Newfoundland, Sending Payment Overseas, Recorded Transaction |
Eric Bridgstock Transport |
TRANSPORT (41) | Typos Rushed Across - New Spelling Properly On Right Track |
Eric Bridgstock, while pointing out some mistakes in Tony's TRANSPORT acronyms. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
TRANSPORT (46) | These Really Ain't New. Stop Posing Over Redoing Transport |
Eric Bridgstock Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
TUBE | Trains Underground Beneath England |
Eric Bridgstock Transport |
TWENTY (3) | That Woman Eventually Notched Twenty Years! |
Eric Bridgstock Time:Age |
TYRE | Tube, Yet Rotates Evenly |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Parts |
VENICE | Visually Exquisite. Needed Impressive Civil Engineering. |
Eric Bridgstock Places:Towns & Cities |
VIENNA | Violin Inspired Events; Nasty Nazi Associations. |
Eric Bridgstock Places:Towns & Cities |
WASH | Water And Soap Hygiene. |
Eric Bridgstock People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene |
WASP (3) | When Angered, Stings People |
Eric Bridgstock Science:Biology:Insects |
WINDSCREEN | Where Insects Normally Die. Stops Crud Reaching Eyes, Ears & Nose |
Eric Bridgstock Transport:Car Parts |
WINTER | Weather Inclement, Night Time Extends Rather |
Eric Bridgstock Time:Seasons |