A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

IDEAL

Wed, 30 Apr '25
10 out of 10
Wed, 26 Mar '25
Paragon
Thu, 28 Nov '24
Best possible
Wed, 21 Aug '24
Perfect
Sun, 23 Jun '24
Paragon
Tue, 6 Feb '24
Perfect
Sun, 26 Nov '23
Best-case
Thu, 25 May '23
___ gas law (pV = nRT)
Sat, 25 Mar '23
Like Camelot, where "the snow may never slush upon the hillside"
Tue, 7 Feb '23
Optimal
Wed, 1 Feb '23
Unbeatable
Sun, 4 Dec '22
Like a dream scenario
Sun, 26 Jun '22
Perfect
Mon, 7 Mar '22
As good as it gets
Sun, 14 Nov '21
Perfect
Tue, 9 Nov '21
Best possible
Mon, 7 Jun '21
Perfect
Mon, 18 Jan '21
Utopian