Solutions however, for short has 8 entries with similar clues

• 3-letter words
• butHowever
• yetHowever
• 5-letter words
• toughSuffering loss of first husband, however unlucky
• 6-letter words
• butterhowever, ted's baseless rumour initially spread
• anywayHowever that may be
• 8-letter words
• rebuttalDenial, however, later sorted out
• 11-letter words
• nonethelessHowever
• 14-letter words
• face-the-factsConfront the truth, however unwelcome