| FORNOW | In the short term, obtain a number that levels the score, at least temporarily (4,4,3,3) |
| GETSEVEN | In the short term, obtain a number that levels the score, at least temporarily (4,4,3,3) |
| SPLENDOUR | If surroundings seem a bit off, quietly give them, at least temporarily. some show of opulence |
| PHILESPOSITO | Hockey Hall of Famer who became the first player to score at least 70 goals in a season (1970-1971): 2 wds. |
| TEEMUSELANNE | Hockey Hall of Famer who is the most recent person to score at least 70 goals in a season (1992-1993): 2 wds. |
| PRESENTTENSE | Commentators use it to take exception to score, at least in gym (7,5) |
| EQUALISER | In sport, a goal or point that levels the score (9) |
| EVENS | It takes seven of a sort and that levels the score |
| PERM | A hairdo for the long term in the short term. (4) |
| TEMP | Worker in the short term for the short term. (4) |
| DAYTODAY | ... and most of beach for racing a Robin, in the short term (3-2-3) |
| STOCKHOLM | European capital investment left in domestic environment in the short-term (9) |
| NOSEJOB | Cosmetic procedure that might impair one's sense of smell in the short term |
| LIFER | In response to declining sales, the photojournalism magazine launched a campaign to turn the short-term subscriber into a ___ |
| ACRONYM | A mate getting married in the short term? (7) |
| LIMITEDPERIOD | Bound to get to writer finishing sentence in the short term (7,6) |
| NOTA | Next best in the short term is to be mindful of what it means. (4,4) |
| BENE | Next best in the short term is to be mindful of what it means. (4,4) |
| EQUALISE | Level the score in a match (8) |
| TIED | Like the score at the start of the 10th inning |
