| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| OLEO | Short for shortening. |
| ABBR | Shortening, for short |
| ABBR | Shortening, in short |
| CTRL | Shortening for shortcuts |
| LARD | Shortening for pie-making |
| ETC | Something used for shortening |
| ETAL | Shortening for a bibliographer |
| ETC | It's used for shortening: Abbr. |
| SHEEPSHANK | Knot for shortening a rope. |
| CRISCO | It may be used for shortening |
| CRISCO | It's been shortening for over 100 years |
| STALAG | Shortening of the German word for "base camp" |
| DET | Apt shortening for a city currently mired in bankruptcy |
