A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BEETS

Sun, 28 Dec '25
Borscht base
Sat, 20 Dec '25
Source of half the world's sugar during the late 1800s
Sun, 16 Mar '25
Source of the "blood" in a meatless burger, maybe
Sun, 3 Nov '24
Natural sources of pink dye
Fri, 19 Jul '24
Some salad slices
Mon, 27 Feb '23
Red root vegetables
Wed, 2 Jun '21
Borscht base