A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

OVAL

Wed, 17 Apr '24
Watermelon-shaped
Tue, 10 Oct '23
Presidential office shape
Sat, 26 Aug '23
Like the football field in Australian football
Thu, 10 Aug '23
Ellipse
Wed, 9 Aug '23
Roller rink shape
Mon, 31 Jul '23
Speed-skating track shape
Mon, 26 Jun '23
Common racetrack shape
Fri, 26 May '23
Shaped like this answer's first letter, say
Fri, 7 Apr '23
Cameo appearance?
Sun, 19 Mar '23
Like the Toyota logo
Fri, 18 Nov '22
Like zeroes
Sun, 9 Oct '22
Common wall mirror shape
Wed, 5 Oct '22
Egglike shape
Sun, 25 Sep '22
Like the head of a badminton racket
Wed, 3 Aug '22
___ Office
Thu, 14 Jul '22
Like many tracks
Mon, 11 Jul '22
___ Office (room in the West Wing)
Sat, 9 Jul '22
Like many place mats
Wed, 29 Jun '22
The earth's path around the sun, e.g.
Fri, 8 Apr '22
___ brilliant (diamond cut)
Wed, 2 Mar '22
Racing shape
Tue, 8 Feb '22
Egg-shaped
Tue, 15 Jun '21
Like the Kia and Hyundai logos
Sun, 14 Mar '21
Cartoon speech bubble, often