| Short-___ (lasting only a little while) | 39 |
| Short-___ (of brief duration) | 29 |
| Short-___ (pranked in a way) | 28 |
| Short-___ cook | 14 |
| Short: Fr. | 10 |
| Short: Prefix | 13 |
| Short; abrupt | 13 |
| Shortage | 8 |
| Shortage in a rush-hour subway | 30 |
| Shortage in the cellar? (-Iron) | 31 |
| Shortage of punch | 17 |
| Shortage solvers | 16 |
| Shortages | 9 |
| Shortages in containers | 23 |
| Shortbread cookie surname | 25 |
| Shortbread flavorer | 19 |
| Shortcake item or Met star | 26 |
| Shortcake's dad, to Fonzie | 30 |
| Shortchange | 11 |
| Shortchanged | 12 |
| Shortchanges | 12 |
| Shortcircuits the ignition | 26 |
| Shortcoming | 11 |
| Shortcoming for a musician | 26 |
| Shortcoming? | 12 |
| Shortcomings | 12 |
| Shortcut | 8 |
| Shortcut for a ship | 19 |
| Shortcut in a chase scene, maybe | 32 |
| Shortcut key | 12 |
| Shortcut key for "stop" in a Web browser | 50 |
| Shortcut on the way to getting a six-pack | 41 |
| Shortcut path, maybe | 20 |
| Shortcut road | 13 |
| Shortcut to a Web site | 22 |
| Shortcut to a website | 21 |
| Shortcut to the psychiatrist's office? | 42 |
| Shortcut, at times | 18 |
| Shortcut, e.g.: Abbr. | 21 |
| Shortcut, maybe | 15 |
| Shortcut, perhaps | 17 |
| Shortcuts | 9 |
| Shortcuts for complex multiplication | 36 |
| Shortcuts for ships | 19 |
| Shorten | 7 |
| Shorten maybe | 14 |
| Shorten (a book) | 16 |
| Shorten a bar mitzvah by 50%? | 29 |
| Shorten a dress again | 21 |
| Shorten a fastener? | 19 |
| Shorten a Life sentence, say | 28 |
| Shorten a sail | 14 |
| Shorten a sentence | 18 |
| Shorten a sentence? | 19 |
| Shorten a skirt | 15 |
| Shorten a text, maybe | 21 |
| Shorten again | 13 |
| Shorten again, as a skirt | 25 |
| Shorten again, as pants | 23 |
| Shorten again, perhaps | 22 |
| Shorten an article | 18 |
| Shorten blades | 14 |
| Shorten by cutting | 18 |
| Shorten further | 15 |
| Shorten further, as a film | 26 |
| Shorten further, as hair | 24 |
| Shorten further, perhaps | 24 |
| Shorten in the cutting room | 27 |
| Shorten into one volume, maybe | 30 |
| Shorten manuscripts, e.g. | 25 |
| Shorten nails | 13 |
| Shorten or lengthen, say | 24 |
| Shorten sail | 12 |
| Shorten sentences, perhaps | 26 |
| Shorten slightly | 16 |
| Shorten the nails | 17 |
| Shorten the sleeves on, e.g. | 28 |
| Shorten to fit, perhaps | 23 |
| Shorten, as a hem | 17 |
| Shorten, as a lawn | 18 |
| Shorten, as a sail | 18 |
| Shorten, as a skirt | 19 |
| Shorten, as nails | 17 |
| Shorten, as slacks | 18 |
| Shorten, for short | 18 |
| Shorten, in a way | 17 |
| Shorten, in speaking | 20 |
| Shorten, maybe | 14 |
| Shorten, perhaps | 16 |
| Shorten, say | 12 |
| Shorten, shortened | 18 |
| Shorten, with "down" | 30 |
| Shorten, with "off" | 29 |
| Shortened | 9 |
| Shortened 1999 Tom Hanks film, with "The"? | 52 |
| Shortened 2005 Adam Sandler remake? | 35 |
| Shortened a sail | 16 |
| Shortened a sentence, maybe | 27 |
| Shortened adverb | 16 |
| Shortened baseball official | 27 |