List of abbreviations

This is a list of common abbreviations and shortenings often found in cryptics. Most are from The Chambers Dictionary, thougha minority have been added as per vox populi usage. =  Indicating word to abbreviation   =

A

 * About: re, on, c, ca
 * Accountant: ca
 * Ace: a
 * Afternoon: pm
 * Alpha: a (Radio codeword) 
 * Ancient city: Ur
 * Are: a
 * Area: a
 * Article: a, an, the
 * Artist(s): ra
 * At home: in

B

 * Bachelor: ba, b
 * Bearing: any compass point (n, e, se, nwn, etc.)
 * Billion: b, bn
 * Bishop: b, rr
 * Black: b
 * Book: b, ot, nt
 * Books: ot, nt
 * Born: b
 * British: b