| 100% | PARENS | 6 | ) and (, for short |
| 90% | ETAL | 4 | And others, for short |
| 90% | ETC | 3 | And others, for short |
| 90% | ETC | 3 | And more, for short |
| 90% | ETC | 3 | And such, for short |
| 88% | COY | 3 | Short word for shy and bashful |
| 88% | BOHO | 4 | Short for Bohemian, creative and free |
| 87% | BASSET | 6 | __ Hound is known for short legs and low bark |
| 86% | SNEAK | 5 | Choice for third and short |
| 85% | TEAPOT | 6 | Short and stout container for brewing hot drinks |
| 85% | JEN | 3 | Short first name for Aniston, Hudson and Lawrence |
| 84% | ETC | 3 | And so on, for short |
| 84% | ETC | 3 | And so forth, for short |
| 84% | ETC | 3 | And everything else, for short |
| 84% | ETC | 3 | And the others, for short |
| 84% | ETC | 3 | And the rest, for short |
| 84% | ETC | 3 | And the like, for short |
| 84% | PRE | 3 | Qualifying match, for short / Big name in antifreeze and brake fluid |
| 83% | SIBS | 4 | Brothers and sisters for short |
| 83% | SAR | 3 | Search and rescue for short |
| 82% | RTS | 3 | Football linemen, for short, caught in 17-, 28-, 47- and 63-Across? |
| 82% | SYL | 3 | Unit of pronunciation, for short (23a has 3 and 47a has 2) |
| 82% | BTOB | 4 | Like intercompany trade, for short, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 81% | DAYS | 4 | What "M" and "F" are both short for |
| 81% | SOLSTICE | 8 | Technical term for the longest and shortest days |
| 81% | PIS | 3 | Magnum and others, for short |
| 81% | PMS | 3 | May and others, for short |
| 81% | VWS | 3 | Golfs and Jettas, for short |
| 81% | AMMO | 4 | Bullets and such, for short |
| 81% | SAMS | 4 | Hawk and Patriot, for short |