A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TRI

Mon, 11 Mar '24
Swim-bike-run race, for short
Sun, 25 Feb '24
Hint to the number of ingredients in Triscuits
Tue, 30 Jan '24
Lead-in to -pod
Wed, 27 Dec '23
Certain grueling race, informally
Tue, 14 Nov '23
Prefix with -dent
Sun, 6 Aug '23
One more than bi-
Sat, 5 Aug '23
Swimming/biking/running event, informally
Mon, 13 Feb '23
___-state area (N.Y., N.J. and Conn., e.g.)
Fri, 25 Nov '22
Upper arm muscle, for short
Wed, 12 Oct '22
Prefix with city or state
Sun, 25 Sep '22
Muscle used in a pull-up, informally
Sun, 26 Jun '22
Race in which one begins in a wetsuit, for short
Fri, 15 Apr '22
Prefix with -assic
Mon, 28 Feb '22
Prefix between bi- and quad-
Tue, 16 Nov '21
El ___ (nickname for the Mexican national soccer team)
Mon, 15 Nov '21
Prefix with -ceps
Sat, 23 Oct '21
___-tip (beef cut)
Sat, 9 Oct '21
Arm muscle, slangily
Sun, 8 Aug '21
Prefix with color or state
Sat, 12 Jun '21
Prefix with -graph
Tue, 9 Mar '21
Prefix with athlete
Sun, 7 Mar '21
Three-sport event, for short
Wed, 24 Feb '21
Part of TNT
Mon, 25 Jan '21
Prefix with -pod or -partite