A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

JET

Wed, 26 Mar '25
747 or A380
Mon, 24 Mar '25
The Air Force's F-16 or F-22, for example
Wed, 16 Oct '24
Li of martial arts fame
Sat, 31 Aug '24
Spurt
Fri, 17 Nov '23
Part of a jacuzzi
Thu, 28 Sep '23
Frequent flier?
Thu, 10 Jun '21
Word before black or Blue