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Cryptic Crossword Abbreviations Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

Common abbreviations used in cryptic crossword clues

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Chemical Symbols

Ag
Silver
Al
Aluminium
Au
Gold
As
Arsenic
C
Carbon
 

Other

AB
Sailor (able bodied seaman)
AC
Current
AD
Today, commer­cial, notice
CE
Church
DER
The German
ED
Journa­list, Editor, news boss
ER
The Queen
ET
Alien, and French
F
Loud, Female
GG
Horse, Govenor General
MB, MD, MO
Doctor
OP
Work, Operation, Minor Surgery
PS
Post script, aftert­hought
SS
Ship, Steamship, Secret service
ST
Good man, Saint, Street, Way
TS
Backst­reet, Eliot