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I suspect ‘little’ is intended to mean take the first letter, rather than it being an abbreviation

Thanks, Jono, yes, I think that's what I thought at the time - but 'little' isn't widely used in crosswords to mean only the first letter. It's a bit of a cheat, I feel!

Agreed!

Thanks, Jono. I originally wrote that I felt it was a bit sneaky, then thought again - if I'd seen it used in one of 'my' crosswords (Times, Spectator etc), I'd have been pretty miffed!

I’m reminded of a recent (-ish) discussion, I think in an Everyman thread, as to whether “a drop of Drambuie” was a fair indication for “D”.

Jono, that's an interesting one. I originally thought, slightly sniffily, ''That's not too bad' and then changed my mind! Yes, a 'drop' is a small bit, amount, but it just seems a slightly unfair way to get to just one letter.

Please help me in parsing/ solving this cryptic clue -
"Listed companies in exchanges cutting silicon fabrication in a mad rush (8)"

Stampede. It’s a subtractive anagram. “Listed companies” minus “silicon”

Thanks Quisling, you made it look so simple.

They are usually known as composite anagrams, not very common, and need looking out for. Not easy, as with most of your clues