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| ARIES | All Reasonable Intellects Eschew Starsigns | Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Astrology | 
| ARLINGTON | Armymen's Remains Laid In New Graves, They're Organised Neatly | Tony McCoy O'Grady - Arlington is a (the?) major US military cemetery Places Military | 
| ARMENIA | A Remote Mountain Expanse, Neighbour Is Azerbaijan. | Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries | 
| ARMY OFFICER | A Regimental Man, You Oversee Friendly Forces In Charging Enemy Redoubt | Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Ranks | 
| ARSENIC | A Reliable Solution Employed Nastily In Crimes | Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements | 
| ART | A Response Test | Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature | 
| ARTHUR | A Real True Hero - Utterly Romantic | Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend | 
| ARTHUR (2) | Arouses Resentments Though Henry Ultimately Reigns | Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King John Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King John | 
| ARTHUR (3) | Absolutely Rotten, Though He's Unspeakably Rich. | Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King John | 
| ARTILLERY | Armoured Runabout Throws Its Load, Letting Explosives Reach You | Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Weapons | 
| ASHTRAY | A Smell Hastens Through Rooms After You | Tony McCoy O'Grady Drugs:Tobacco | 
| ASININE | A Silly Idiot's Noggin Is Noticeably Empty | Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Insults People & Relationships:Personality Traits | 
| ASS | Ample Sized Situpon | Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts | 
| ASSIGNMENT | All Students Should Implement Good Notions & Methods Employing New Thinking | Tony McCoy O'Grady Education | 
| ASSIGNMENT (2) | Assiduous Study Session Is Generally Needed. Many Eejits Need Tuition. | Tony McCoy O'Grady Education | 
| ASSISTANCE | A Secondary Suggestion Is Some Times A Notion Creating Excellence | Tony McCoy O'Grady, when I mentioned that I had a few more acronyms in the making, each with one just one word still to be found. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms Assorted Nouns | 
| ASSONISE | A Sound Suggestive Of Noises I Suggested Earlier! | Tony McCoy O'Grady, pondering a verb for using assonance. Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words | 
| ASTATINE | Amazingly Short-Term. All Twenty Isotopes Naturally Exist. | Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements | 
| ASTOUNDING | Acronym Seems Totally Outstanding, Using No 'Dictionary Invading' Neologisms - Great | Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela said that his WORLD TRADE CENTER (2) was an astounding acronym. Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms | 
| ASTROLOGIST (2) | Asses Still Think Running One's Life On Galatical Information's Somehow Trustworthy | Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Astrology | 
| ASTROLOGIST (3) | A Star's Track Rules One's Life? ... Oh Give It Some Thought! | Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Astrology | 
| ASTROLOGY | A Scientific Treatment Respecting Observable Laws? Oh Goodness Yes! | Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion:Astrology | 
| ATHEIST (3) | All Those "Hereafter Exists" Ideas - Silly Twaddle! | Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion | 
| ATLANTIC | A Turquiose Liquid, And Not Thick In Consistency | Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Waterways | 
| ATTENTION GETTING (2) | As Things To Engage Newbies, This Is Outstandingly Noteworthy. Generating Eyes To Take In New Gizmos | Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits | 
| ATTENTION GETTING (3) | As This Thing Exercises Neurons That I Obviously Never Generally Engage, Tony's Thinking Is Not Gratifying. | Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits | 
| ATTENUATOR | A Thing That's Effectively Neutered Urges Antibodies To Offer Resistance | Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology | 
| AUFIDIUS | An Untrue Friend Indeed, Does Injustice Unto Soldier | Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Coriolanus Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Coriolanus | 
| AUGUST | Autumn's Upcoming, Gratefully Upgrade Sun Tan | Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Months | 
| AUGUST (2) | Almost-Undressed Girls Undergo Sun-Tanning | Tony McCoy O'Grady Time:Months | 
| AUSTRALIA | An Unending Sheep Terrain - Ruined Aboriginal Lives In Assimilation | Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries | 
| AUSTRIA | Alpine Uplands - Ski Tourism Really Is Attractive. | Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries | 
| AUTOMOBILE | Almost Universal, Though One Man On Bike Is Less 'Exhausting' | Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport | 
| AWAY (2) | Absent, We're Avoiding You | Tony McCoy O'Grady, after reading AWAY and suggesting that maybe they knew you were coming. People & Relationships | 
| AWE | A Wicked Experience | Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions | 
| AWOL | Are Warriors On Lunchbreak? | Tony McCoy O'Grady Re-expansions of existing acronyms:Conversational | 
| AZERBAIJAN | A Zealously Ethnic Republic, Basically Agricultural, Is Joyful About Nationhood. | Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries | 
| AZIMUTH | Absolute Zenith In Measurements Up The Horizon | Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns | 
| AZURE | Air Zone: Unique Refraction Effect | Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives:Colours | 
| AZYMOUS | Apparently Zero Yeast Meliorates Our Unleavened Sacrifice | Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion Science:Biology Food & Drink | 
| BABES | Beautiful And Bodacious, Exceptionally Sexual | Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene | 
| BABY (2) | Burping And Belching Youth | Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology People & Relationships:Family | 
| BACK OFF | Beware A Cornered Kiwi - Offence Fires Fury. | Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races | 
| BAD BOYS | Bold And Dangerous, Begetters Of Youthful Sins | Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Genderalisations | 
| BADDIES | Beastly And Dastardly Deluded Individuals Executing Supercrimes | Tony McCoy O'Grady MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains | 
| BAGPIPES | Big Army Guys Playing It Perhaps Epitomises Scotland | Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Instruments | 
| BAHRAIN | Bright, Arid, Hot Region - An Independent Nation. | Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries | 
| BAKER HANS | Befriends Albert Klages, Eventually Recounts His Adventure 'Ncluding Shipwreck | Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Solitaire Mystery | 
| BALLS | Basically A Leather Lump, Sportswise | Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation | 
| BALLS (2) | Bounces Across Level Laid Sportsfields | Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation | 
| BANANAS | Bend's Apparently Natural - Avoid Non-Appetising Skin | Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink | 
| BANG | Back Away, Noise Generator. | Tony McCoy O'Grady, after I offered him some ENCOURAGEMENT for collecting more sounds. Assorted Nouns:Noises | 
| BANG (2) | Bloody Awful Noise Generated | Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns:Noises | 
| BANJO | Basically A Noisy Jangly Object | Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Instruments | 
| BAPTISTA | Bullied Abused Parent - Termagant Is Soon Taken Away | Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Taming of the Shrew | 
| BAR (3) | Beers Aren't Rationed | Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Food Outlets | 
| BAR (4) | Beer's Available Readily | Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Food Outlets | 
| BAR (5) | Belch Again, Repeatedly | Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Food Outlets | 
| BARBADOS | Barbadians Are Rum Brewers And Depend On Sugar. | Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries | 
| BARBARA | BeachBoys Anthem Recording 'Bout A Romantic Adolescence | Tony McCoy O'Grady (who knows that the Beach Boys song was Barbara Ann) Entertainment:Music:Songs Names:First names:Female | 
| BARBIE | Basically A Rich Bimbo In Effigy | Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:First names:Female Entertainment:Toys | 
| BARDOLPH | Boozy And Regularly Drunk - Of Little Practical Help | Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King Henry IV Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King Henry IV | 
| BARDOLPH (2) | Basically A Rogue Devoid Of Lawfulness, Piety, Honesty | Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Merry Wives of Windsor | 
| BARF | Blasting Away Regurgitated Food | Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments | 
| BARF (2) | Begetting A Rainbow Fountain | Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments | 
| BARIUM | Before A Radiograph Is Unpopular Meal | Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements | 
| BARNEY GUMBLE | Beer's A Real Necessity - Ensure You Gulp Unceasingly, Man, Bemoaning Lost Education | Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:TV shows:The Simpsons | 
| BARREL-LOL | Being Amused, Riotously Raucous Excessive Laughter - Look Out Listeners! | Started by Angela Brett, perfected by Tony McCoy O'Grady. A play on 'barrel roll.' Laughter | 
| BASEBALL (2) | Bring A Stick, Elevate Ball Across Local Lot | Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation | 
| BASE JUMPING | Brainless Asses Scale Edifices & Jump Using Miniature Parachute If Nearing Ground | Tony McCoy O'Grady Sports & Recreation:Parachuting | 
| BASILISK | Breath Apparently Slays, Its Look Is Similarly Killing | Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends | 
| BASSANIO | Becomes A Successful Suitor - Abundantly Noble In Outlook | Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Merchant of Venice | 
| BASSIANUS | By Abducting Saturninus's Sweetheart Initiates A Nasty Ugly Story | Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Titus Andronicus | 
| BASTARD | Buy A Second Ticket And Receive Discount. | Tony McCoy O'Grady (see SHOVE OFF) Words & Wordplay:Rudeness:Rude Advertising Slogans | 
| BATHROOM | Built As To Help Removal Of Our Motions | Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room' | 
| BATTLES | Brilliant Application That Tabulates Listless Ex-Soldiers | Tony McCoy O'Grady (see DETECTIVE) Computers:Internet:VA Data Acquisition | 
| BEACH | Between Earth And Curved Horizon | Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Waterways | 
| BEARD | Bushy Entanglement After Razor's Ditched | Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts | 
| BEARS | Big Endearing Animals, Rough & Shaggy | Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals | 
| BEATLES (3) | Began Everything About The Liverpudlian Electronic Sound | Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Artists | 
| BEATRICE | Becomes Emotional After Thinking Romance Is Comedic Enterprise | Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Much Ado About Nothing | 
| BEAUTIFUL | Beholder's Eye Assumes Useful Talent In Finding Uncommon Loveliness | Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene | 
| BE BACK LATER | Busybody Ends By Adjourning Conversation, Keeps Linkage Alive Through Eventually Returning | Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases | 
| BE CIVIL | Begin Exercising Caution, Ignore Vehement Intemperate Language | Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Advice | 
| BEDIVERE | Boyhood Escapades Developed Into Very Elegant Romantic Errantry. | Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend | 
| BEER (2) | Bubbly Elixir Everyone Relishes | Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic | 
| BEIGE | Bright, Excitable Irish Guy's Enjoyable. | Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives:Colours | 
| BELIZE | Banana Exporting Lightens Its Zigzag Economy. | Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries | 
| BELLOW | Bull Emits Loudness, Look Out Walkers | Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns:Noises | 
| BELLYACHE | By Eating Loads & Loads, You Ache Catastrophically, Heavy Emissions | Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments | 
| BELLY LAUGHS | Beautifully Executed Laughter Letters. You Levitate Above Usual Grotty Halfhearted Samples. | Tony McCoy O'Grady, after reading LOL IN COSMOS. Laughter | 
| BEN | Boings Evoke Newstime | Tony McCoy O'Grady (Big Ben's chimes are used for the introduction to a UK TV news bulletin) Time Communication Places:Landmarks | 
| BENEDICK | Beatrice Eventually Needs Emotional Display In Consummating Kiss | Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Much Ado About Nothing | 
| BENEFIT | Because Everyone Needs Extra Funds In Tragedies | Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce:Money | 
| BEN-HUR | Beautifully Encapsulates Noble Hebrew Under Romans. | Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Movies | 
| BENIN | Basically Exports Nuts In Numbers. | Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries | 
| BE RIGHT BACK | Briefly Ending Relationship (I'll Go Have Tea) But Am Coming Kcab :-) | Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Phrases | 
| BERTRAM | Bestows Especial Ring, Thus Rightly Accepts Marriage | Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:All's Well That Ends Well | 
| BEST FRIEND | Buddy - Especially So! Trusted For Reference In Extreme Need & Danger | Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships | 
| BESTIAL | Behaviour's Excessive? Stupid Twits Imply Animal Likeness | Tony McCoy O'Grady [The word 'bestial' is rarely applied to animals, but usually to some (unapproved-of) human behaviour] People & Relationships:Personality Traits | 
| BESTIALITY | Being Enslaved Sexually To Indecent Animal 'Loving' Is Totally Yucky | Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust Science:Biology:Animals | 
| BETHLEHEM | Birth's Exceptional, The Heralds Laud & Extol. He's Evidently Messiah | Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion Places:Towns & Cities | 
| BHUTAN | Between Himalayan Uplands - Tibetans And Nepalese. | Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries | 
| BIANCA | Becomes Irritated At Nonsensical Courtship Arrangements | Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Taming of the Shrew | 
| BIBLE (2) | Believers Instruction Book - Life Encompassing | Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion Art & Literature:Book Titles | 
| BIG PROFITS | By Increasing Gross Prices, Rip Off From Idiotically Thick Shoppers | Tony McCoy O'Grady Commerce | 
| BILL | Big, If Lunchers Linger | Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink Commerce | 
| BILLING | Big & 'In Lights' List Includes 'Named' Guys | Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment | 
| BINGO | Biddies In Neighbourhood Gamble Openly | Tony McCoy O'Grady - Bingo (where I live) is played mainly by older women in local community halls Entertainment:Games | 
| BINS | Bringing It Nearer Still | Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to an abbreviation for binoculars. Assorted Nouns | 
| BINS (2) | Bumf Is Neatly Stored | Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns | 
| BIOLOGY | By Investigation Of Life, One Gains Yang? | Tony McCoy O'Grady and Angela Brett Science:Biology | 
| BIRDS AND BEES (2) | Birth & Inception Rarely Discussed Sometimes Arouses Needless Dithering. Be Explicit & Explain Sexuality | Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust Science:Biology | 
| BIRDS AND BEES (3) | Being Irish, Reserved Daughter's Sexual Awakening Naturally Demands Biology Education Embarrassing Sheila. | Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Love & Lust Science:Biology | 
| B IS FOR BA | Bird Identifies Soul For Old Religion's Believing Adherents. | Tony McCoy O'Grady (see C IS FOR CAATINGA) Religion | 
| BISMUTH | Bisodol Is Still Much Used Treating Hangovers! | Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements | 
| BITE ME | Blonde's Invited To Eat My Epidermis | Tony McCoy O'Grady Main Assorted Phrases | 
| BIZARRE | Brilliant Idea, Zany Attitude Riotous Reaction Ensued | Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives | 
| BLACK (2) | Boycott, Lacking A Colleague's Kindness | Tony McCoy O'Grady (to 'black' something is to ban it) People & Relationships | 
| BLACK (3) | Basically Lacking All Colour Knowledge | Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives:Colours | 
| BLACK CAT | Brings Luck (Alternately Calamity) Keep Crossing A Trail | Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals | 
| BLACK WIDOW | Begins Lunch After Coitus, Killing With Instinct During Orgasmic Withdrawal | Tony McCoy O'Grady, whose wife looks stunning in black and to whom he regularly refers as his "Black Widow" Science:Biology:Insects | 
| BLADDER | Bilious Liquids Are Deposited Daily, Easily Released | Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Body Parts | 
| BLAISE PASCAL | Blasted Little Annoyance Is Spamming Endlessly - Prison And Serving Community Are Likely! | Tony McCoy O'Grady, hypothesising about Pascal's descendants becoming supercriminals MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:When good scientists go bad | 
| BLARGH | Boredom Launches A Rather Good Headline | Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Angela sent him an email with the rather uninspired subject line 'blargh.' Words & Wordplay:Made Up Words | 
| BLAST | Bomb Leaves Air Smelling Terrible | Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Weapons | 
| BLAST OFF | Burn Loads And Surge Through Our Fragile Firmament | Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy | 
| BLESSED | Being Loved Especially Should Secure Eventual Deification | Tony McCoy O'Grady Religion | 
| BLEST | Benevolent Lord Extends Special Treatment | Saint Tony McCoy O'Grady, who hopes that Blest [as searched for on the Acronyms website] is not a Pokemon character, but the older spelling of Blessed. Religion | 
| BLIND | Blighted Lifetime In Neverending Darkness | Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments | 
| BLINKY | Bothersome Little Interfering Nettlesome Koala? Yes! | Tony McCoy O'Grady Art & Literature:Fictional Characters | 
| BLISS (2) | Bodily Luxury Is Something Sublime | Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Emotions | 
| BLOCKAGE | Brain's Lack Of Clarity Kiboshes A Genius's Expressions | Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Jeff's ACRONYMISTS' BLOCK was cured by his EPSOM SALT acronym, and Angela pointed out that Epsom salt cures more than one type of blockage. Words & Wordplay | 
| BLOCKAGE (2) | Bottom's Lack Of Clearance Keeps All Garbage Enclosed? | Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments | 
| BLOW (2) | Bulging Lips Offer Wind | Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs | 
| BLOW JOB | Begin Loving Orally - With Jaws Opened Broadly | Tony McCoy O'Grady, after watching an 'expose' TV programme on teenage sex in England. People & Relationships:Love & Lust | 
| BLOW MY OWN TRUMPET | Brilliant Lady, One Will Meet Your Own Wishes, Now 'Thousands' Replaces Utterly Modest, Personally-Effacing 'Tons'. | Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Angela suggested changing the 'Tons' in his TONY (4) with the more accurate and impressively unexaggerated 'Thouands'. Assorted Phrases | 
| BLUBBER | Butter Lovers Usually Bloat, By Eating Relentlessly | Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology Food & Drink | 
| BLUE (2) | Brings Laziness Unto Extremes | Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives:Colours | 
| BLUE (3) | Below Life's Usual Excitement | Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives:Colours People & Relationships:Emotions | 
| BOB | Buoyant On Breakers | Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs | 
| BOB GELDOF | Bop On, Boys & Girls! (Expletive) Let's Defeat Obscene Famine | Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music:Artists | 
| BODACIOUS | Body's Obviously Desirable And Curvacious - I'll Ogle Unbelievable Silhouette. | Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives | 
| BODY PIERCING | Bits Of Decorated Youths Perhaps It's Eye-Rings, Circlets In Navels/ Genitals | Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships Household Objects:Clothing:Jewellery & Accessories | 
| BOGEY | Blowholes Over Gob Exude Yuckiness | Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Nouns | 
| BOLD | Brave, Or Lavishly Daring | Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Personality Traits | 
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