| Shorthand system introduced in 1888 | 35 |
| Shorthand system | 16 |
| Shorthand specialist, for short | 31 |
| Shorthand specialist | 20 |
| Shorthand pros | 14 |
| Shorthand pro, for short | 24 |
| Shorthand pro | 13 |
| Shorthand pioneer | 17 |
| Shorthand on a map of Montreal | 30 |
| Shorthand on a business card | 28 |
| Shorthand notebook | 18 |
| Shorthand needs | 15 |
| Shorthand man | 13 |
| Shorthand inventor Pitman | 25 |
| Shorthand inventor | 18 |
| Shorthand gal | 13 |
| Shorthand for the shocked | 25 |
| Shorthand for the contrite? | 27 |
| Shorthand for burglary: B ___ | 29 |
| Shorthand for a burglary: B ___ | 31 |
| Shorthand for "I believe" | 35 |
| Shorthand experts | 17 |
| Shorthand expert, for short | 27 |
| Shorthand expert | 16 |
| Shorthand developer | 19 |
| Shorthand creator | 17 |
| Shorthand before offering one's POV | 39 |
| Shorthaired cat breed | 21 |
| Shorthaired cat | 15 |
| Shortfin shark | 14 |
| Shortfin or longfin predator | 28 |
| Shortfall indicator | 19 |
| Shortfall | 9 |
| Shortest-titled film to win Best Picture | 40 |
| Shortest-reigning pope of the last 400 years | 44 |
| Shortest-named zodiac sign | 26 |
| Shortest-named spectrum hue | 27 |
| Shortest-named of Earth's seven | 35 |
| Shortest-named Greek vowel | 26 |
| Shortest-named element | 22 |
| Shortest-named continent | 24 |
| Shortest-named Bond film | 24 |
| Shortest-name element | 21 |
| Shortest way to get there | 25 |
| Shortest way around the track | 29 |
| Shortest route to "Almost Famous" director's house? | 65 |
| Shortest route | 14 |
| Shortest player to win the NBA Slam Dunk contest | 48 |
| Shortest paths | 14 |
| Shortest path | 13 |
| Shortest Old Testament book | 27 |
| Shortest of the 12 (Abbr.) | 26 |
| Shortest O.T. book | 18 |
| Shortest month, in a way | 24 |
| Shortest month (Abbr.) | 22 |
| Shortest mo. | 12 |
| Shortest light | 14 |
| Shortest iron, in golf | 22 |
| Shortest distance flier? | 24 |
| Shortest distance between two points | 36 |
| Shortest continent, in a way | 28 |
| Shortest chesspiece | 19 |
| Shortest chessmen | 17 |
| Shortest book in the O.T. | 25 |
| Shortest book in the Hebrew Bible | 33 |
| Shortest Beatles surname | 24 |
| Shortest Beatle | 15 |
| Shorter, as a dict. | 19 |
| Shorter than short | 18 |
| Shorter sides of a right triangle | 33 |
| Shorter mo. | 11 |
| Shorter | 7 |
| Shortens, maybe | 15 |
| Shortens, in a way | 18 |
| Shortens, in a sense | 20 |
| Shortens, as a sail | 19 |
| Shortens with scissors | 22 |
| Shortens toenails | 17 |
| Shortens slightly | 17 |
| Shortens sails | 14 |
| Shortens sail | 13 |
| Shortens again, as a board | 26 |
| Shortens a skirt | 16 |
| Shortens a sentence, perhaps | 28 |
| Shortens a sentence, maybe | 26 |
| Shortens a bit | 14 |
| Shortens | 8 |
| Shortenings, for short | 22 |
| Shortening, say | 15 |
| Shortening, for short | 21 |
| Shortening, briefly | 19 |
| Shortening used in recipes? | 27 |
| Shortening used in recipes | 26 |
| Shortening the play? | 20 |
| Shortening that debuted in 1911 | 31 |
| Shortening substitute from the sty | 34 |
| Shortening stuff | 16 |
| Shortening since 1911 | 21 |
| Shortening shortening | 21 |
| Shortening often used in cookie recipes? | 40 |