ACRONYMS

How many of the following acronyms or initialisms can you identify? [You can pronounce an acroynym (SCUBA), but not an initialism (GPS). Some acronyms, by convention, are not pronounced, even though they could be (GI).]

1. SWAK
2. SWAT
3. GED
4. IPO
5. SRO
6. CRT
7. GI
8. NEA
9. RBI
10. SLR
11. FYI
12. DIY
13. HRH
14. NSF
15. WMD
16. OTC
17. FOMO
18. HMS
19. AARP
20. ERA

Answers:

1. Sealed With A Kiss
2. Special Weapons And Tactics
3. General Education Diploma
4. Initial Public Offering
5. Standing Room Only
6. Cathode Ray Tube
7. General Issue
8. National Endowment for the Arts
9. Runs Batted In
10. Single Lens Reflex
11. For Your Information
12. Do It Yourself
13. His/Her Royal Highness
14. National Science Foundation
15. Weapons of Mass Destruction
16. Over The Counter
17. Fear Of Missing Out
18. His/Her Majesty's Ship
19. American Association of Retired Persons
20. Equal Rights Amendment or Earned Run Average 


Credit: NY Times Crossword
February 3, 2015
Joe Krozel