A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DRIP

Mon, 23 Jun '25
Faucet annoyance
Tue, 3 Jun '25
Sound heard in a stalactite cave
Sun, 4 May '25
Possible cause of insomnia
Wed, 30 Apr '25
Evidence of a leak
Fri, 25 Apr '25
Annoying plumbing problem
Sat, 8 Mar '25
Cause of insomnia, maybe
Tue, 19 Nov '24
Faucet fault
Wed, 25 Oct '23
Boring person
Thu, 1 Jun '23
Possible cause for insomnia
Fri, 25 Nov '22
Problem for a plumber
Sun, 30 May '21
Good fashion sense, in modern slang
Sat, 6 Mar '21
Leak proof?
Mon, 11 Jan '21
What melting ice cream cones do