| 100% | CURT | 4 | Rudely short with |
| 63% | SNAPAT | 6 | Be short with |
| 63% | SNAPSAT | 7 | Is short with |
| 63% | SNAPAT | 6 | Get short with |
| 61% | CURT | 4 | Rudely short-spoken |
| 56% | LOONEY | 6 | Shorts with Bugs in them, ___ Tunes |
| 55% | SNAPAT | 6 | Be short with (2 wds.) |
| 55% | OWE | 3 | Be a tad short with? |
| 53% | ALFALFA | 7 | Kid in shorts with a cowlick |
| 52% | GRASS | 5 | Short plants with narrow leaves |
| 52% | TWOD | 4 | With no depth, for short |
| 52% | POLOS | 5 | Short-sleeved shirts with collars |
| 52% | OCTET | 5 | Short month with alien group |
| 52% | WRT | 3 | With respect to, in short |
| 52% | FABLES | 6 | Short stories with a moral |
| 51% | BARGE | 5 | Rudely push bishop with dreadful rage |
| 50% | DIS | 3 | Treat rudely, for short |
| 50% | MERC | 4 | Certain exchange, for short, with "the" |
| 50% | TRIB | 4 | Chicago paper, for short, with "the" |
| 50% | TRIB | 4 | Tampa paper, for short, with "The" |
| 50% | ONE | 3 | With 105-Down, a short play |
| 50% | PAGEBOY | 7 | Short hairdo with ends rolled under |
| 50% | POLO | 4 | Short-sleeved shirt with a collar |
| 50% | GANDT | 5 | Short form of gin with tonic |
| 50% | SKETCH | 6 | Short written account with limited details |
| 50% | MERC | 4 | Chicago exchange, for short, with "the" |
| 50% | CREWCUT | 7 | Short hairstyle popular with athletes, soldiers |
| 50% | FAD | 3 | Short-lived trend (rhymes with "pad") |
| 50% | STOAT | 5 | Short-tailed weasel with brown fur |
| 50% | MERRYWIDOW | 10 | Short, strapless corset with long garters |