\[a - 1,\ a - 3,\ a - 5,\ a - 7,\ \ldots\]
\[d = a - 3 - a + 1 = - 2;\]
\[c_{n} = a - 1 - 2 \cdot (n - 1) =\]
\[= a - 1 - 2n + 2\]
\[c_{n} = a + 1 - 2n.\]