| SYNCOPE | Shortening of the fo'c'sle for example |
| ELIDE | Say "fo'c'sle," for example |
| RARE | A bit hard to find in the foc line? (4) |
| BOSN | One on a fo'c'sle, perhaps |
| SYSTOLE | Shortening of a long syllable (7) |
| HAIRCUT | A shortening of capital cover! (7) |
| ELISION | Fo'c'sle feature |
| PIP | From a shortening of the name of an apple grown from seed, the small kernel or stone of said fruit (3) |
| STIR | A commotion; a slight movement or sensation; or, a slang word for "jail" that is thought to be a shortening of the Romany for "prison" (4) |
| STALAG | Shortening of the German word for "base camp" |
| DIMINUTION | Shortening of the time values of musical notes (10) |
| DENIM | Material with a name that comes from a shortening of the French for "serge from Nimes" |
| CONTRACTION | A shortening of the uterine muscles during childbirth (11) |
| ABRIDGEMENT | A bridge intended, it's said, to get a shortening of the way (11) |
| PEAL | A shortening of a word meaning "address, call upon" that describes the loud ringing of a bell or bells (4) |
| ANON | Old English for "in one, soon"; or, a shortening of a word for "nameless" (4) |
| BRUM | Shortening of an informal name for a Midlands city (4) |
| REMISSION | For shortening of sentence in Morse, is necessary to change it (9) |
| ABOWLOFCHERRIES | Fixing boiler, with washer FOC, provides pleasing situation (1,4,2,8) |
| SYNCOPES | Word elisions, as in "forecastle" to "fo'c'sle" |
