| ANDROPOV | Soviet leader's fall within a short month... (8) |
| APPLEPIE | A traditional comforting pudding of an orchard's Bramleys or other cookers baked within a short buttery pastry crust, to which the addition of custard or cream is a scrumptious must (5,3) |
| CUCURBIT | Squash, for example, stray dog trapped within a short distance (8) |
| INATRICE | Phrase meaning 'within a short space of time' (2,1,5) |
| DECREPIT | After a short month, cooked tripe is in bad shapel (8) |
| CASANOVA | A short month in Spanish house for Lothario (8) |
| DECEASED | Relieved after a short month passed away (8) |
| INSNATCHES | Sporadically gets darker, rising within a short distance (2,8) |
| INCOME | ____ bracket, a group of people whose earnings fall within defined levels (6) |
| SHRIVEL | Shrink jeans, returning within a short time (7) |
| BREAKFAST | Eat in the morning or stop working within a short time |
| DAISY | Flower is appearing within a short time |
| SOON | Thus there's no returning within a short time (4) |
| BRIGADOON | Musical gear having trouble within a short radius? |
| INTWOTICKS | Expression meaning 'within a short space of time' (2,3,5) |
| MUGUP | Study intensively within a short period (3,2) |
| EWELL | Within a short distance, we can be found in Surrey (5) |
| NEAR | Within a short distance |
| BRAINS | Fall within the bounds of boffins' intelligence (6) |
| LEGALISED | An amendment alleged to fall within the law |
