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Common Abbreviations found in Cryptic Crosswords Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

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
 

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
 

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)