cryptic-crossword-indicators-and-abbreviations
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This repository is for tracking tracking changes to a list of abbreviations and indicators commonly found in cryptic crosswords. This is a slightly modified version of one compiled by Ross Beresford...
Removed duplicates and re-ordered a couple of entries that were not in alphabetical order.
K is sometimes used to represent the colour black, for example in the CMYK colour system. It's also often printed on black printer ink cartridges.
It showed up in today's Indy, and I didn't know it. I don't have access to chambers, but the [Wikipedia article for chain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_\(unit\)) lists the abbreviation very prominently.
