| PAJAMAS | Garb often shortened to three letters |
| IDEST | That is to say, in five letters that are often shortened to two |
| PERMANENTWAVE | *Salon job often shortened to its first four letters |
| TARPAULIN | Covering whose name is often shortened to its first four letters |
| ARE | Word often shortened to one letter in text messages |
| AND | Word often shortened to its middle letter |
| UNTIL | Preposition often shortened to one syllable |
| ABDOMINALS | Muscle group often shortened to abs (10) |
| PBJ | Kids' sandwich often shortened to its initials |
| YOU | Word often shortened to its last letter by texters |
| DITTO | Word indicating repetition, often shortened to: ” |
| ROYALSHAKESPEARECOMPANY | Theatrical group often shortened to RSC (5,11,7) |
| STAFFORDSHIREBULLTERRIER | Dog breed often shortened to Staffy (13,4,7) |
| WESTHIGHLANDWHITETERRIER | Dog breed often shortened to Westie (4,8,5,7) |
| CANINE | Word often shortened to a letter and a number |
| MERCEDESBENZ | Official name of the German brand often shortened to Marc (8,4) |
| GRANDTHEFTAUTO | Originally developed by DMA Design, video game often shortened to GTA (5,5,4) |
| GLOBALPOSITIONINGSYSTEM | Satellite-based navigation system often shortened to GPS (6,11,6) |
| BIGSHOESTOFILL | What a successor may have, and a hint to three letters hidden in each starred answer |
| GHOSTING | Suddenly cutting all contact... or what happened to three letters in four Across clues |
