| Shorter, as a dict. | 19 |
| Shortest Beatle | 15 |
| Shortest Beatles surname | 24 |
| Shortest book in the Hebrew Bible | 33 |
| Shortest book in the O.T. | 25 |
| Shortest chessmen | 17 |
| Shortest chesspiece | 19 |
| Shortest continent, in a way | 28 |
| Shortest distance between two points | 36 |
| Shortest distance flier? | 24 |
| Shortest iron, in golf | 22 |
| Shortest light | 14 |
| Shortest mo. | 12 |
| Shortest month (Abbr.) | 22 |
| Shortest month, in a way | 24 |
| Shortest O.T. book | 18 |
| Shortest of the 12 (Abbr.) | 26 |
| Shortest Old Testament book | 27 |
| Shortest path | 13 |
| Shortest paths | 14 |
| Shortest player to win the NBA Slam Dunk contest | 48 |
| Shortest route | 14 |
| Shortest route to "Almost Famous" director's house? | 65 |
| Shortest way around the track | 29 |
| Shortest way to get there | 25 |
| Shortest-name element | 21 |
| Shortest-named Bond film | 24 |
| Shortest-named continent | 24 |
| Shortest-named element | 22 |
| Shortest-named Greek vowel | 26 |
| Shortest-named of Earth's seven | 35 |
| Shortest-named spectrum hue | 27 |
| Shortest-named zodiac sign | 26 |
| Shortest-reigning pope of the last 400 years | 44 |
| Shortest-titled film to win Best Picture | 40 |
| Shortfall | 9 |
| Shortfall indicator | 19 |
| Shortfin or longfin predator | 28 |
| Shortfin shark | 14 |
| Shorthaired cat | 15 |
| Shorthaired cat breed | 21 |
| Shorthand before offering one's POV | 39 |
| Shorthand creator | 17 |
| Shorthand developer | 19 |
| Shorthand expert | 16 |
| Shorthand expert, for short | 27 |
| Shorthand experts | 17 |
| Shorthand for "I believe" | 35 |
| Shorthand for a burglary: B ___ | 31 |
| Shorthand for burglary: B ___ | 29 |
| Shorthand for the contrite? | 27 |
| Shorthand for the shocked | 25 |
| Shorthand gal | 13 |
| Shorthand inventor | 18 |
| Shorthand inventor Pitman | 25 |
| Shorthand man | 13 |
| Shorthand needs | 15 |
| Shorthand notebook | 18 |
| Shorthand on a business card | 28 |
| Shorthand on a map of Montreal | 30 |
| Shorthand pioneer | 17 |
| Shorthand pro | 13 |
| Shorthand pro, for short | 24 |
| Shorthand pros | 14 |
| Shorthand specialist | 20 |
| Shorthand specialist, for short | 31 |
| Shorthand system | 16 |
| Shorthand system introduced in 1888 | 35 |
| Shorthand system inventor | 25 |
| Shorthand system inventor Pitman | 32 |
| Shorthand taker | 15 |
| Shorthand taker, for short | 26 |
| Shorthand takers | 16 |
| Shorthand transcriber | 21 |
| Shorthand user | 14 |
| Shorthand whiz | 14 |
| Shorthand writer | 16 |
| Shorthand writer, for short | 27 |
| Shorthand writers | 17 |
| Shorthand, for short | 20 |
| Shorthand, in short | 19 |
| Shorthanded group? | 18 |
| Shorthanded one? | 16 |
| Shorthanded worker? | 19 |
| Shorthander | 11 |
| Shorthander, for short | 22 |
| Shorties | 8 |
| Shortish documentary program, such as a "behind-the-scenes" or "making-of" segment on a DVD | 111 |
| Shortish piano piece | 20 |
| Shortish race, for short | 24 |
| Shortish tennis match | 21 |
| Shortly | 7 |
| Shortly after quitting time, for many | 37 |
| Shortly after quitting time, for some | 37 |
| Shortly after teatime, maybe | 28 |
| Shortly before last evening | 27 |
| Shortly before? | 15 |
| Shortly following | 17 |
| Shortly to be served, maybe | 27 |
| Shortly, after "in" | 29 |