| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| KITE | Flier usually shorter than its tail |
| overskirt | an upper skirt, shorter than the dress, and usually draped |
| overskirts | OVERSKIRT, an upper skirt, shorter than the dress, and usually draped |
| age | division of geologic time that is usually shorter than an epoch |
| era | large division of geologic time usually shorter than an eon Paleozoic era |
| heterocercal | having the vertebral column passing into the upper lobe of the tail, which is usually larger than the lower, as in sharks |
