| 100% | LONG | 4 | The ___ and the short of it |
| 77% | LONG | 4 | "The ___ and short of it is ... " |
| 74% | RUNYON | 6 | Damon —, author of the short story collections More Than Somewhat, Furthermore and Take It Easy |
| 71% | GIST | 4 | Long and short of it |
| 70% | TECH | 4 | The "T" of IT, for short |
| 69% | BOFA | 4 | Financial institution with a stylized version of the Stars and Stripes in its logo, for short |
| 67% | OREO | 4 | Cookie in the shape of its first and last letters |
| 67% | PSYCHE | 6 | The ego and id are part of it |
| 67% | DHS | 3 | The TSA and ICE are part of it |
| 67% | WORLD | 5 | The population of earth and everything on it |
| 67% | NCAA | 4 | The SEC and ACC are part of it |
| 67% | GEOGRAPHY | 9 | The study of the Earth and its features |
| 67% | HERALDRY | 8 | It involves coats of arms and the like |
| 67% | ACAROLOGY | 9 | It's the study of ticks and mites |
| 66% | LAW | 3 | "The __ allows it, and the court awards it": "The Merchant of Venice" |
| 66% | ALGOLOGY | 8 | It's the study of both pain and algae |
| 65% | ROUND | 5 | Short ___, Indiana Jones' young Chinese sidekick in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" |
| 65% | SCI | 3 | Subject with the periodic table and the laws of motion, for short |
| 65% | PALK | 4 | ___ strait, strait connecting its namesake bay (India) and the Bay of Bengal |
| 65% | WWII | 4 | It had theaters in Europe and the Pacific, for short |
| 65% | PMS | 3 | The leaders of Thailand and Malaysia, e.g., for short |
| 65% | FULMAR | 6 | Short-tailed grey and white seabird of the petrel family |
| 65% | NEVADA | 6 | It's the location of Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe |
| 65% | IOWA | 4 | The Mississippi and Missouri rivers form parts of its border |
| 65% | AIDA | 4 | Its roles include the kings of both Egypt and Ethiopia |
| 65% | MAIL | 4 | Santa and the IRS receive lots of it |
| 64% | SANDCAT | 7 | Animal named for the color of its fur and for its natural habitat |
| 64% | SESS | 4 | It often starts with the striking of a gavel, for short |
| 64% | NEAPTIDE | 8 | It occurs during the first and third quarters of the moon |
| 64% | MALEBONDING | 11 | It happens between buds, and a feature of the starred answers |