Crossword abbreviations

Cryptic crosswords often use abbreviations to clue individual letters or short fragments of the overall solution. These include:

The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example:

Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example:

More obscure clue words of this variety include:

Clues beginning with A

Clues beginning with B

Clues beginning with C

Clues beginning with D

Clues beginning with E

Clues beginning with F

Clues beginning with G

Clues beginning with H

Clues beginning with I

Clues beginning with J

Clues beginning with K

Clues beginning with L

Clues beginning with M

Clues beginning with N

Clues beginning with O

Clues beginning with P

Clues beginning with Q

Clues beginning with R

Clues beginning with S

Clues beginning with T

Clues beginning with U

Clues beginning with V

Clues beginning with W

Clues beginning with X

Clues beginning with Y

Clues beginning with Z

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