| ANON | "Author" of the observation, briefly |
| ANON | "I'll send for you ___": Othello |
| ANON | "Mr. X" |
| ANON | "Primary Colors" author, for short |
| ANON | Abbr. in an anthology |
| ANON | Abbr. seen after quotes |
| ANON | Abbreviation for a quote whose source is unknown |
| ANON | Abbreviation of many a quote-book attribution |
| ANON | After a while |
| ANON | Al-___ |
| ANON | Al-___ (valuable support group) |
| ANON | Any day now |
| ANON | Any minute |
| ANON | Any minute now |
| ANON | Any minute, old-style |
| ANON | Any minute, to a bard |
| ANON | Any time now |
| ANON | At a later time |
| ANON | At another time |
| ANON | At once, immediately (arch.) |
| ANON | At once, to the Bard |
| ANON | Auth. unknown |
| ANON | Author unknown, for short |
| ANON | Author unknown: Abbr. |
| ANON | Bard's ''before long'' |
| ANON | Bartlett's abbr. |
| ANON | Before long |
| ANON | Before long, poetically |
| ANON | Before long, quaintly |
| ANON | Before long, to Shakespeare |
| ANON | Before long, to a bard |
| ANON | Before thou know'st |
| ANON | Before too long |
| ANON | Before you know it |
| ANON | Betimes |
| ANON | Betimes, updated |
| ANON | Briefly unknown? |
| ANON | By an unidentified author: Abbr. |
| ANON | By an unknown author: Abbr. |
| ANON | By and by |
| ANON | By and by, poetically |
| ANON | Coming up, to milady |
| ANON | Composer of many limericks, for short |
| ANON | Eftsoon |
| ANON | Ere long |
| ANON | Erelong |
| ANON | Ever and ___ |
| ANON | Ever and _____ |
| ANON | Ever's partner |
| ANON | Forthwith |
| ANON | Freq. quotation attribution |
| ANON | Ghost writer? |
| ANON | Having no known author: Abbr. |
| ANON | Having no known name |
| ANON | In a bit |
| ANON | In a bit, in poems |
| ANON | In a bit, poetically |
| ANON | In a bit, to Shakespeare |
| ANON | In a bit, to a bard |
| ANON | In a bit, to bards |
| ANON | In a few minutes |
| ANON | In a moment |
| ANON | In a short time |
| ANON | In a short while |
| ANON | In a while |
| ANON | In a while, in poetry |
| ANON | In but a twinkling |
| ANON | In due course |
| ANON | In due time |
| ANON | In good time |
| ANON | In short order |
| ANON | In the near future |
| ANON | In the nigh future |
| ANON | Internet group whose identities are unknown |
| ANON | Later |
| ANON | Like "Beowulf," in brief |
| ANON | Like Mr. X (Abbr.) |
| ANON | Like Mr. X, briefly |
| ANON | Like Mr. X, but not Malcolm X |
| ANON | Like many a quip: Abbr. |
| ANON | Like many a wiseacre's comment: Abbr. |
| ANON | Like many blog comments, informally |
| ANON | Like many forum postings: Abbr. |
| ANON | Like many limericks: Abbr. |
| ANON | Like most adages, for short |
| ANON | Like most adages: Abbr. |
| ANON | Like most bathroom graffiti: Abbr. |
| ANON | Like most graffiti, for short |
| ANON | Like most graffiti: Abbr. |
| ANON | Like most jokes on the Internet: Abbr. |
| ANON | Like most limericks, in short |
| ANON | Like most nursery rhymes: Abbr. |
| ANON | Like most proverbs, for short |
| ANON | Like most proverbs: Abbr. |
| ANON | Like some blog comments: abbr. |
| ANON | Like some online forum postings: Abbr. |
| ANON | Like some sources: Abbr. |
| ANON | Major ''source'' of quotes, for short |
| ANON | Mr. X, for short |
| ANON | Mysterious byline, for short |
| ANON | Mystery writer? |
| ANON | Nameless author: Abbr. |
| ANON | Nameless, briefly |
| ANON | Nameless, for short |
| ANON | Not just yet |
| ANON | Not known: Abbr. |
| ANON | Not long from now |
| ANON | Not now |
| ANON | Not quite yet |
| ANON | Not right now |
| ANON | Of unknown authorship (Abbr.) |
| ANON | Of unknown authorship, as a quotation: Abbr. |
| ANON | Of unknown authorship: Abbr. |
| ANON | Oft-quoted auth.? |
| ANON | Poet's "soon" |
| ANON | Poetic adverb |
| ANON | Presently |
| ANON | Pretty soon |
| ANON | Prolific "author" |
| ANON | Prolific auth.? |
| ANON | Prolific poet? |
| ANON | Quot. attribution |
| ANON | Quotable notable?: Abbr. |
| ANON | Quotation attribution: Abbr. |
| ANON | Quotation book abbr. |
| ANON | Quotation designation: Abbr. |
| ANON | Quotation notation |
| ANON | Quotation notation? |
| ANON | Right away |
| ANON | See 38-Down |
| ANON | Shakespearean "shortly" |
| ANON | Shortly |
| ANON | Shortly, in poems |
| ANON | Shortly, in poetry |
| ANON | Shortly, in sonnets |
| ANON | Shortly, in verse |
| ANON | Shortly, poetically |
| ANON | Shortly, to Shelley |
| ANON | Shortly, to a bard |
| ANON | Shortly, to a poet |
| ANON | Shortly, to poets |
| ANON | Someone whose identity is unknown, for short |
| ANON | Sometime soon |
| ANON | Soon |
| ANON | Soon (literary) |
| ANON | Soon (old world) |
| ANON | Soon (poet.) |
| ANON | Soon after |
| ANON | Soon enough |
| ANON | Soon enough, in poetry |
| ANON | Soon get a French veto |
| ANON | Soon to get a French veto |
| ANON | Soon, ere now |
| ANON | Soon, in poems |
| ANON | Soon, in poetry |
| ANON | Soon, in verse |
| ANON | Soon, poetically |
| ANON | Soon, quaintly |
| ANON | Soon, to a 49-Down |
| ANON | Soon, to a bard |
| ANON | Soon, to a poet |
| ANON | Soon, to bards |
| ANON | Soon, to poets |
| ANON | Source of many a proverb, for short |
| ANON | Source of many quotations, for short |
| ANON | Sweet pulpy tropical fruit |
| ANON | Teen-___ (help program) |
| ANON | This may follow words of wisdom |
| ANON | Unattributed (Abbr.) |
| ANON | Unattributed to anyone: Abbr. |
| ANON | Unattributed, as a quote (Abbr.) |
| ANON | Unattributed, as a quote: Abbr. |
| ANON | Unattributed: Abbr. |
| ANON | Uncredited in 'Bartlett's' |
| ANON | Uncredited, as a quote (Abbr.) |
| ANON | Uncredited, as a quote: Abbr. |
| ANON | Uncredited, for short |
| ANON | Unidentified author, informally |
| ANON | Uninformative attribution: Abbr. |
| ANON | Unknown |
| ANON | Unknown Internet trolls |
| ANON | Unknown auth. |
| ANON | Unknown author (Abbr.) |
| ANON | Unknown author (abbr) |
| ANON | Unknown author, for short |
| ANON | Unknown author: Abbr. |
| ANON | Unknown quote source, for short |
| ANON | Unknown source, informally |
| ANON | Unsigned (Abbr.) |
| ANON | Unsigned (abbr.) |
| ANON | Untraceable, for short |
| ANON | Very shortly, to Shakespeare |
| ANON | When Juliet tells the Nurse she will come in from the balcony |
| ANON | Within the hour, maybe |
| ANON | Without delay, to Wordsworth |