A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

NESS

Tue, 21 Feb '23
Loch ___
Wed, 25 Jan '23
Loch ___
Sun, 15 Jan '23
Federal agent who was the inspiration for Dick Tracy
Sun, 25 Sep '22
Suffix with bad, mad, sad and glad
Fri, 2 Sep '22
"Queer Eye" star Jonathan Van ___
Wed, 31 Aug '22
Hard or soft finish?
Sun, 17 Apr '22
Ending with bald or bold
Wed, 23 Feb '22
Noted enforcer of Prohibition
Fri, 17 Dec '21
Adjective-to-noun suffix
Sun, 10 Oct '21
Noun-making suffix
Tue, 6 Apr '21
"Untouchable" agent