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Acronym Containers / Hint #1125534
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All answers contain a three-letter acronym. The word(s) in parenthesis identify one possible area of use for the contained acronym as some could be used in various places. Identify the container word, the acronym and the meaning of the acronym.

Example: type of alcohol (9)(methods management) = iSOPropyl which is an acronym for Standard Operating Procedure

One in the first 24 hours please.

-1. an optical illusion (6)(banking)
-2. a vow (6)(lighting)
-3. strip (7)(theater or show venue)
-4. cobbler (9)(computers)
-5. Charon for example (7)(banking)
-6. used on pillow edgings (6)(banking)
-7. fracture (8)(law enforcement)
-8. escape (7)(scheduling)
-9. challenging (7)(office correspondence)
-10. metric unit of volume (9)(chat)
-11. impediment (7)(scheduling such as in television programming) s-???--
-12. type of triangle (9)(signaling)


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Re: Acronym Containers [Re: Cue] #1125536
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Re: Acronym Containers [Re: Cue] #1125543
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Hi Cue.


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Re: Acronym Containers [Re: Cue] #1125548
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Everything looks AOK! thumbsup


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Re: Acronym Containers [Re: Cue] #1125608
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12. iSOSceles SOS = International Morse code distress signal wave


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Indeed! grin wave


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Sometimes lost is where you need to be. Just because you don't know your direction doesn't mean you don't have one.
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Two hits! thumbsup

I changed the acronym usage for #5


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Re: Acronym Containers [Re: Cue] #1125728
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Wooohoo! thumbsup Nicely done


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Re: Acronym Containers / Hint [Re: Cue] #1125751
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Re: Acronym Containers / Hint [Re: Cue] #1125764
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happydance can't wait to hear what will be announced Redz

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Re: Acronym Containers / Hint [Re: Cue] #1125800
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Me too, soot kissy

Re: Acronym Containers / Hint [Re: Cue] #1125804
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Re: Acronym Containers / Hint [Re: Cue] #1126105
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Attention...I'm here to announce that Joan is correct with her answer of "setback"

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