Answer:

shorter

Answer	Crossword Clue
SHORTER	Comparatively low on cash
SHORTER	More concise
SHORTER	Not as protracted

SHORTER	Briefer.
SHORTER	Founder of The London Sketch, 1893.
SHORTER	Not as tall as Long John Silver.
SHORTER	Less verbose.
SHORTER	More pithy
SHORTER	U.S. marathon runner
SHORTER	Marathon gold medalist: 1972
SHORTER	Marathon winner: 1972 Olympics

SHORTER	More succinct
SHORTER	Bloc Party "Your Visits Are Getting ..."
SHORTER	Less extensive
SHORTER	Briefer
SHORTER	More irascible
SHORTER	Sax great Wayne