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

'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)