Any ideas ? Fill in the blank e.g. M V E M J - U N answer Saturn

[achad]

gr, mo, ll ,sr, db ,pr, jw ,kh ,af _ _

hw, eh ,hw ,jc, _ _ ,jm ,tb, gb

i in s, a in m , wgin i , _ in _ , f in f, b in sk & j , i in g

b, lb, p, o, _, y, g, db


thanks in anticipation

[Quizmonkey]

The fourth is clearly colours: yellow, green, dark blue etc. Try postage stamps?

[shaneystar2]

The second one is prime Ministers
Harold Wilson
Edward Heath
Harold ..again
John Major
and so on ...so the missing one is Margaret Thatcher

[achad]

thanks quizmonkey and shaneystar

[swannbaker]

The answer to (3) is B in U S , which has a sporting connection .

[sddsddean]

First one is winners of BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Last one (2006) is ZP for Zara Phillips

[achad]

sddsddean and swannbaker - tks a lot