A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TWAS

Sun, 9 Jun '24
Christmas poem opener
Sun, 19 Nov '23
"___ the night before Christmas …"
Mon, 31 Jul '23
"___ the night before Christmas …"
Sun, 4 Dec '22
What comes before the night before Christmas?
Wed, 16 Mar '22
Opening on Christmas Eve?
Tue, 23 Nov '21
Contraction starting a Christmas poem
Tue, 16 Nov '21
"___ the night before Christmas ..."
Mon, 18 Oct '21
"___ the night before Christmas ..."
Sun, 13 Jun '21
First word of "A Visit From St. Nicholas"