Initial Impressions

A phrase that a common acronym stands for has been written out, but with ALL instances of the letters of the acronym removed, along with any punctuation. What's the acronym?

Example: MERN TNDRD ODE FOR NFORMTON NTERHNGE
Answer: ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange)

1. DRL RGNCY NGNT GNCY
   • Answer
     FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
2. NDO CCESS EOY
   • Answer
     RAM (Random Access Memory)
3. RH LIC REY RGIZI
   • Answer
     NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
4. UG BUS SISTNC UCTION
   • Answer
     DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)
5. OL FOR H HICL RMN OF NIMLS
   • Answer
     PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)
6. PECIL EPON ND CIC
   • Answer
     SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics)
7. OON OIBLE
   • Answer
     ASAP (As Soon As Possible)
8. IR ADY HE NIED AE
   • Answer
     FLOTUS (First Lady Of The United States)
9. TIOL OITIO FO TOK UTO IG
   • Answer
     NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing)
10. ME N ELVE MENON N PCE
    • Answer
      TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimension In Space)
11. U N IVE NCE
    • Answer
      YOLO (You Only Live Once)
12. UD VIGTI D GIG
    • Answer
      SONAR (Sound Navigation And Ranging)
13. S OT IX
    • Answer
      GNU (GNU's Not UNIX)
14. OSIL UOP POU LA HH ULAI
    • Answer
      CERN (Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire)

Rhyme Set Match

Replace each word with a synonym of the given length. Those words rhyme with an ordered list of 4 things. Name that set.

Example: ENJOYMENT(3) RECENT(3) GRATIS(4) ADDITIONAL(4)
Answer: ONE TWO THREE FOUR (FUN NEW FREE MORE)

1. QUARTER(6) ANIMAL(5) PIEHOLE(5) EXAM(4)
   • Answer
     NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST (FOURTH BEAST MOUTH TEST)
2. NOUN(5) STUPIDER(6) BACKSIDE(6) SLIVER(8)
   • Answer
     SPRING SUMMER AUTUMN WINTER (THING DUMBER BOTTOM SPLINTER)
3. POOREST(5) SUMMONED(8) FOWL(4) CUPOLA(4)
   • Answer
     FIRST SECOND THIRD HOME (WORST BECKONED BIRD DOME)
4. MARRIED(3) STONES(8) GUST(6) SHUT(5)
   • Answer
     HEAD SHOULDERS KNEES TOES (WED BOULDERS BREEZE CLOSE)
5. BAG(4) TILT(4) CROON(4) LOCATION(5)
   • Answer
     JACK QUEEN KING ACE (SACK LEAN SING PLACE)

Shady Trees (click for puzzle)

• Answer
  1. acacia
  2. baobab
  3. beech
  4. birch
  5. cedar
  6. ginkgo biloba
  7. horse chestnut
  8. jacaranda
  9. juniper
  10. larch
  11. palmetto
  12. poplar

• Beach
• Initial
• One of the noble gases
• Printer fluid
• State in the Northwest

• Answer
  
  FIRST
  IDAHO
  RADON
  SHORE
  TONER
  

• Commence events
• From Singapore or Bangalore
• Quick tic
• Sauce that's green in Italian cuisine
• Unit of time with no rhyme

• Answer
  
  SPASM
  PESTO
  ASIAN
  START
  MONTH
  

• Have the same opinion
• Material that might not cast a shadow
• Opposite of shadow
• Recipe parts
• Woolly mammals

• Answer
  
  GLASS
  LIGHT
  AGREE
  SHEEP
  STEPS