| JEROBOAM | At Cannes, "I, Robot" cut short a monsieur's bottle of wine |
| TETEFOLLE | In Cannes I cannot concentrate lifting honour in cut marble |
| JOCASTA | Scot cut short a holy man with a wife and mother of 12 (7) |
| ABRIDGED | Cut short a game of cards at Duke's Head (8) |
| ASIMOV | Isaac -; author of the collection of science-fiction short stories I, Robot (6) |
| MARRIAGE | "I've eaten caviar at Cannes, sausage rolls at the dogs. I've played baccarat at Biarritz and darts |
| UNPROMISING | At Cannes, a seafront, I confess, with a dismal prospect |
| EPITOME | From the Greek for "to cut short", a summary or miniature form; or, a perfect example of something (7) |
| DECATHLON | Series of events Irish town cut short a month earlier |
| ABRIDGE | Cut short a game of cards (7) |
| REQUIEM | Movie shown at Cannes Film Festival in 2000 which tells the story of a couple's descent into drug addiction, ... For A Dream |
| MATIDIOP | Director of "Atlantics," winner of the 2019 Grand Prix at Cannes |
| CONGA | African country cut short a dance (5) |
| EPIC | European, by choice, cut short a long story (4) |
| LOP | Cut short a large musical work (3) |
| NOVEMBER | Bright star cut short - a dying flame for some weeks |
| TITFORTAT | Singer, loud, cut short: a time for revenge |
| RAZZMATAZZ | Artist buzzing round China cut short a great show |
| CONTRACTBRIDGE | Cut short a river crossing to play in popular card game (8,6) |
| ADIEU | Adie unforgivably cut short a farewell in Paris (5) |
