| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ARCS | Shorts | |
| DEEPS | Shorts | |
| MOMENTS | Shorts | |
| TRUNKS | Swimming shorts | |
| LEDERHOSEN | Leather shorts | |
| SWIMWEAR | Bikini or board shorts | |
| SWIMSUIT | Bikini or board shorts | |
| BERMUDA | Knee-length pants, ... shorts | |
| CANAILLE | Shorts or inferior flour. | |
| INSHORTSUPPLY | Rarely encountered in shorts. Apply verbally | |
| SHORT | Engaging or engaged to deliver what is not possessed; as, short contracts; to be short of stock. See The shorts, under Short, n., and To sell short, under Short, adv. | |