Abbreviations
List of abbreviations used in cryptic crosswords.
Letters | Name | In Chambers |
|---|---|---|
a | about | C |
a | absent | C |
a | active | C |
a | aleph | C |
a | Ammeter | C |
a | annum | |
a | annus | C |
a | are (metric measure) | C |
a | atto- | C |
a | Austria (IVR) | C |
a | ay | |
a | aye | |
a | good | |
a | high class | |
a | I | |
a | it | |
a | key + | |
a | midday | |
a | note + | |
a | one | |
a | per | C |
a | un | |
a | unit | |
a | year | |
A | absolute | C |
A | academician | C |
A | academy | C |
A | acceleration | C |
A | accepted | C |
A | ace | C |
A | acre | C |
A | acreage | C |
A | across | |
A | acting | C |
A | adjective | C |
A | adult | C |
A | advance | C |
A | advanced | C |
A | afternoon | C |
A | alfa | C |
A | alpha | C |
A | alto | C |
A | amateur | C |
A | America | C |
A | American | C |
A | amp | C |
A | ampere | C |
A | an | C |
A | ane | C |
A | angstrom | C |
A | anno | C |
A | anonymous | C |
A | answer | C |
A | ante | C |
A | anterior | C |
A | are | C |
A | area | C |
A | article | C |
A | associate | C |
A | athletic | C |
A | atomic | C |
A | atomic weight | C |
A | Australia | C |
A | Australian | C |
A | Austria | C |
A | before | C |
A | blood group | C |
A | bomb | C |
A | card | C |
A | first | C |
A | first character | C |
A | first class | C |
A | first letter | C |
A | first-rate | C |
A | half a thousand | C |
A | in the year | C |
A | key | C |
A | note | C |
A | one | C |
A | playing card | C |
A | road | C |
A | top class | C |
A | vitamin | |
A | year | C |
AA | motoring organisation | |
AB | able-bodied | C |
AB | hand | |
AB | rating | |
AB | sailor | |
AB | salt | |
AB | seaman | |
AB | tar | |
Abe | Lincoln | |
Abel | murder victim | |
Abel | second child | |
Abel | third man | |
ABS | brakes | C |
ac | account | |
ac | before food | C |
ac | bill | |
AC | Air Corps | C |
AC | aircraftsman | |
AC | alternating current | C |
AC | before Christ | |
ACA | accountant | |
acc | account | |
acc | bill | |
ad | advertisement | |
ad | after date | C |
ad | before the day | C |
ad | notice | |
ad | promotion | |
AD | Christian era | |
AD | era | |
AD | modern times | |
AD | nowadays | |
AD | present day | |
Ag | silver | C |
AGM | annual meeting | |
ai | sloth | |
AI | ace | |
AI | first class | |
AI | high class | |
AI | main road | |
ail | trouble | |
air | appearance | |
air | display | |
air | song | |
air | tune | |
aire | river | |
ait | island | |
al | one pound | |
Al | Alan | |
Al | Albert | |
Al | aluminium | C |
Al | Capone | |
Al | gangster | |
AL | Alabama | C |
AL | Albania (IVR) | C |
ala | after the style of | |
ala | in the style of | |
Alas | Alaska | C |
alb | vestment | |
ale | beer | |
aleph | Hebrew letter | |
Ali | the greatest | |
all | completely | |
all | everybody | |
all | everything | |
alp | mountain | |
alp | peak | |
am | half day | |
am | in the morning | |
am | morning | |
Am | America | C |
Am | American | C |
AM | Armenia (IVR) | C |
AM | Ave Maria | C |
amen | final word | |
amen | last word | |
amos | bookmaker | |
amp | one member | |
ana | tales | |
anne | princess | |
anon | now | |
ans | answer | |
ans | brief reply | |
ans | short answer | |
ant | six-footer | |
ant | social worker | |
ant | soldier | |
ant | worker | |
ape | copy | |
ape | primate | |
aq | water | C |
Ar | Argon | C |
AR | Arkansas | C |
AR | army regulation | C |
AR | augmented reality | C |
ARA | academician | C |
arc | curve | |
argo | old ship | |
aria | song | |
arm | gun | |
arm | limb | |
arm | member | |
arr | arrival | C |
arr | arrive | C |
art | craft | |
art | painting | |
art | skill | |
as | ayes | |
as | ays | |
as | like | |
as | specifically | |
as | when | |
AS | Anglo-Saxon | C |
ash | remains | |
ash | tree | |
asis | existing state | |
asp | snake | |
ass | donkey | |
ass | fool | |
asti | wine | |
Ate | goddess | C |
athena | goddess | |
atoll | bikini | |
au | to the (French) | |
Au | gold | C |
AUS | Australia | C |
aux | to the (French) | |
av | lived so long | C |
AV | bible | C |
ave | average | C |
ave | greeting | |
ave | hail | |
ave | road | |
ave | way | |
awn | beard | |
ay | agreement | |
ay | always | |
ay | ever | |
ay | I | |
ay | yes | |
aye | agreement | |
aye | always | |
aye | ever | |
aye | I | |
aye | yes | |
az | Azed | |
AZ | Arizona | C |
AZ | Azerbaijan (IVR) | C |