A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

OVAL

Sun, 23 Jun '24
Like some mirrors
Fri, 21 Jun '24
Shape of the Crab Nebula
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