Shortly - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'shortly' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for anon that I've seen before include "Writer unknown" , "Soon - nobody knows me" , "Presently - unattributed" , "Without known author" , "devoid of credit" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The Times, The Irish Independent, The Star Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, the Penny Press, The Mirror, The Daily Mail, the USA Today, the King Feature Syndicate, The Telegraph, the LA Times and The Guardian.

'shortly' is the definition.
(I know that shortly can be written as briefly)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for briefly that I've seen before include "Fleetingly" , "Cursorily" , "In a few words" , "For a short time" , "gets to the point" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

'shortly' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for directly that I've seen before include "Straight away" , "In a straightforward manner, no delay" , "As the crow flies" , "following the shortest route possible?" , "Without delay or deviation" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press.

Shortly (4)