| Short person? | 13 |
| Short person's slip? | 24 |
| Short person's savior? | 26 |
| Short person's request? | 27 |
| Short person's offering? | 28 |
| Short periods | 13 |
| Short period of time | 20 |
| Short period of Navy duty | 25 |
| Short period of forgetfulness | 29 |
| Short period | 12 |
| Short people might write them | 29 |
| Short people do it? | 19 |
| Short pencils | 13 |
| Short pencil | 12 |
| Short pen name? | 15 |
| Short pastoral poem (Var.) | 26 |
| Short pastoral piece | 20 |
| Short pasta | 11 |
| Short passage of Scripture | 26 |
| Short passage from "Water Music"? | 43 |
| Short pass to a running back near the sideline | 46 |
| Short pass | 10 |
| Short partner? | 14 |
| Short partner | 13 |
| Short part of a dash? | 21 |
| Short parody | 12 |
| Short paragraph | 15 |
| Short parade-goer's complaint | 33 |
| Short pants? | 12 |
| Short pants | 11 |
| Short panties | 13 |
| Short pans? | 11 |
| Short pans | 10 |
| Short pan | 9 |
| Short pain | 10 |
| Short pack item | 15 |
| Short ovation? | 14 |
| Short outings | 13 |
| Short outing for a jogger | 25 |
| Short orders? | 13 |
| Short orders, for short | 23 |
| Short orders in a luncheonette? | 31 |
| Short orders | 12 |
| Short order? | 12 |
| Short order, often with mayo | 28 |
| Short order, for short | 22 |
| Short order that often comes with toothpicks | 44 |
| Short order order, for short | 28 |
| Short order order | 17 |
| Short order in a diner | 22 |
| Short order cook's utensil | 30 |
| Short order cook's tool | 27 |
| Short order at the diner? | 25 |
| Short order at the diner | 24 |
| Short order at Starbucks? | 25 |
| Short order | 11 |
| Short oratorio | 14 |
| Short or second | 15 |
| Short or long, in phonetics | 27 |
| Short or long weight | 20 |
| Short or long measure | 21 |
| Short or long | 13 |
| Short or false shows | 20 |
| Short operatic songs | 20 |
| Short operatic song | 19 |
| Short operatic solos | 20 |
| Short operatic solo | 19 |
| Short operatic piece | 20 |
| Short operatic melody | 21 |
| Short opera piece | 17 |
| Short opening speech | 20 |
| Short open jackets | 18 |
| Short online posting | 20 |
| Short online message | 20 |
| Short one | 9 |
| Short on words | 14 |
| Short on taste | 14 |
| Short on stage | 14 |
| Short on sharpness | 18 |
| Short on severity | 17 |
| Short on scruples | 17 |
| Short on rainfall | 17 |
| Short on rain | 13 |
| Short on pizazz | 15 |
| Short on jalapeños | 21 |
| Short on interest | 17 |
| Short on forbearance | 20 |
| Short on flavor | 15 |
| Short on finesse | 16 |
| Short on energy | 15 |
| Short on dough | 14 |
| Short on details | 16 |
| Short on customers | 18 |
| Short on credit | 15 |
| Short on cash | 13 |
| Short on bread, maybe? | 22 |
| Short official? | 15 |
| Short office note | 17 |
| Short of shut | 13 |
| Short of showers | 16 |