Cheatography
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Cryptic crosswords often use abbreviations in their clues. There is a lot to remember!
This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
NATO Phonetic Alphabet
A |
Aplha |
B |
Bravo |
C |
Charlie |
D |
Delta |
E |
Echo |
F |
Foxtrot |
G |
Golf |
H |
Hotel |
I |
India |
J |
Juliet |
K |
Kilo |
L |
Lima |
M |
Mike |
N |
November |
O |
Oscar |
P |
Papa |
Q |
Qubec |
R |
Romeo |
S |
Sierra |
T |
Tango |
U |
Uniform |
V |
Victor |
W |
Whiskey |
X |
Xray |
Y |
Yankee |
Z |
Zulu |
Roman Numerals
1 |
I |
2 |
II |
3 |
III |
4 |
IV |
5 |
V |
6 |
VI |
7 |
VII |
8 |
VIII |
9 |
IX |
10 |
X |
11 |
XI |
50 |
L |
51 |
LI |
100 |
C |
101 |
CI |
150 |
CL |
151 |
CLI |
500 |
D |
501 |
DI |
1000 |
M |
1001 |
MI |
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American States
Alabama |
AL |
Alaska |
AK |
Arizona |
AZ |
Arkansas |
AR |
California |
CA |
Colorado |
CO |
Connecticut |
CT |
Delaware |
DE |
Florida |
FL |
Georgia |
GA |
Hawaii |
HI |
Idaho |
ID |
Illinois |
IL |
Indiana |
IN |
Iowa |
IA |
Kansas |
KS |
Kentucky |
KY |
Louisiana |
LA |
Maine |
ME |
Maryland |
MD |
Massachusetts |
MA |
Michigan |
MI |
Minnesota |
MN |
Mississippi |
MS |
Missouri |
MO |
Montana |
MT |
Nebraska |
NE |
Nevada |
NV |
New Hampshire |
NH |
New Jersey |
NJ |
New Mexico |
NM |
New York |
NY |
North Carolina |
NC |
North Dakota |
ND |
Ohio |
OH |
Oklahoma |
OK |
Oregon |
OR |
Pennsylvania |
PA |
Rhode Island |
RI |
South Carolina |
SC |
South Dakota |
SD |
Tennessee |
TN |
Texas |
TX |
Utah |
UT |
Vermont |
VT |
Virginia |
VA |
Washington |
WA |
West Virginia |
WV |
Wisconsin |
WI |
Wyoming |
WY |
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Cricketing Terms
Batting |
IN |
Bowled |
B |
Caught |
C |
Century |
C |
Duck |
O |
Inning |
I |
Maiden |
M |
No Ball |
NB |
Not Out |
NO |
Over |
O |
Run |
R |
Wicket |
W |
Latin Terms
About, Around |
CA |
Against |
VS |
Around, About, Approximate |
C (circa) |
By the Day |
PD (per diem) |
In this matter, concerning, about |
RE |
Note Well |
NB |
See |
CF |
That Is |
IE (id est) |
The Same |
ID |
Thus |
Sic |
Without issue (children) |
SP (sine prole) |
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