| 100% | PARENS | 6 | ( ), for short |
| 84% | STENOG | 6 | Shorthand pro, for short (*) |
| 80% | HTS | 3 | Brooklyn ___, for short (NYC neighborhood) |
| 80% | THO | 3 | However, for short (anagram of "hot") |
| 79% | RES | 3 | Hi-___, for short (sharply detailed) |
| 79% | SPEC | 4 | Design detail, for short (anagram of "pecs") |
| 79% | LAT | 3 | Back muscle, for short (anagram of "alt") |
| 79% | NITS | 4 | Hoops competitions since 1938, for short (***) |
| 78% | AMP | 3 | Electric current measure, for short (anagram of "map") |
| 78% | PEKE | 4 | Chinese toy dog, for short (anagram of "keep") |
| 78% | RES | 3 | Hi-___ image, for short (high quality) |
| 78% | MAG | 3 | Forbes or Cosmopolitan, for short (anagram of "gam") |
| 77% | IRA | 3 | 401(k) alternative, for short |
| 76% | DEBS | 4 | Belles of the ball, for short (anagram of "beds") |
| 76% | SCI | 3 | Comp ___, for short (aspiring programmer's major) |
| 76% | VIG | 3 | Bookie's cut, for short (rhymes with "fig") |
| 76% | TRAD | 4 | Like much folk music, for short (anagram of "dart") |
| 76% | GEN | 3 | ___ Y (millennials, for short) |
| 75% | APIS | 4 | Certain software interfaces, for short (or "bee" in regular Latin) |
| 75% | PEKE | 4 | Small Chinese breed of dog, for short (anagram of "peek") |
| 73% | OPS | 3 | Black ___ (covert missions), for short |
| 73% | OPS | 3 | Covert ___ (secret missions), for short |
| 73% | TEMP | 4 | Running a ___ (feverish, for short) |
| 72% | NAT | 3 | __ Geo (cable channel, for short) |
| 71% | INFO | 4 | Contact ___, for short (email, phone no. e.g.) |
| 70% | EDS | 3 | Op-___ (opinion pieces), for short |
| 69% | REW | 3 | ⏪, for short |
| 69% | SCI | 3 | Poli ___ (college major, for short) |
| 69% | OPS | 3 | Covert ___ (secret missions, for short) |
| 69% | UTES | 4 | Sport ___ (modern vehicles, for short) |