A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

POOL

Mon, 9 Oct '23
Place for a cool dip
Thu, 27 Jul '23
Word with dirty or car
Tue, 27 Jun '23
Combine, as resources
Fri, 25 Nov '22
___ party
Thu, 6 Oct '22
Collect all together
Mon, 20 Jun '22
Game with 15 numbered balls
Sun, 6 Feb '22
People to pick from
Fri, 28 Jan '22
___ shark
Sat, 12 Jun '21
Compile
Mon, 22 Feb '21
Game suggested by the ends of 20-, 38- and 55-Across and 11- and 34-Down