| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ECREASE | Cut short | |
| CURTAILED | Cut short | |
| TRUNCATE | Cut short | |
| LIMITED | Cut short | |
| DOCKED | Cut short | |
| HINDER | Cut short | |
| MINISKIRT | Short-cut garment | |
| ABORTED | Cut short | |
| CURTAIL | Cut short | |
| SHEARED | Cut short | |
| CROPPED | Cut short | |
| CHOP | Cut short | |
| CLIP | Cut short | |
| CROP | Cut short | |
| CAKEMIX | Pastry chef's short-cut | |
| REEKS | Stinks when creeks cut short | |
| ABRIDGE | Cut a long story short | |
| DECURT | To cut short; to curtail. | |
| TRUNCATED | Cut off; cut short; maimed. | |
| DESTROY | Ruin odes cut short by Troy | |
| DEBONAIR | Suave Deborah cut short while broadcasting | |
| ADULTS | Cults cut short following ad for grown-ups | |
| TOIL | Labour cut short — both too ill | |
| VERB | Verbose characters cut short by part of speech | |
| SUEZ | African short cut provided by sewers, they say | |