A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

HOUR

Thu, 7 Jul '22
11 or 12, say, but not 13
Tue, 21 Jun '22
One of 24
Thu, 26 May '22
Tolled time
Fri, 20 May '22
Word with happy or rush
Mon, 3 Jan '22
60 minutes
Mon, 20 Dec '21
The "h" in m.p.h.
Wed, 10 Nov '21
___ hand
Tue, 15 Jun '21
Golden ___ (time shortly before sunset)
Sun, 6 Jun '21
Happy ___
Sun, 10 Jan '21
Common lecture length