| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| LOW | Short | |
| UNDERPAY | Short-change | |
| ROOKED | Short-changed | |
| MYOPICALLY | Short-sightedly | |
| STOPGAP | Short-term | |
| OVERCHARGED | Short-changed | |
| UNDERPAYING | Short-changing | |
| UNDERRATING | Short-changing | |
| IRASCIBLE | Short-tempered | |
| ARCED | Short-circuited | |
| ARC | Short | |
| UNDERMANNED | Short-handed | |
| MOMENTARY | Short-lived | |
| INTERIM | Short-term | |
| DIDDLES | Short-changes | |
| ABRUPT | Short | |
| BRIEF | Short | |
| TRANSITORY | Short-lived | |
| EPHEMERAL | Short-lived | |
| MYOPIA | Short-sightedness | |
| CURT | Short | |
| TERSE | Short | |
| TRANSIENT | Short-lived | |
| SANDED | Short-sighted. | |
| ANECDOTE | Short narrative | |