A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

OCTETS

Mon, 4 Aug '25
Groups of eight musicians
Sun, 13 Oct '24
Some chamber groups
Sat, 25 May '24
Big bands
Wed, 17 Aug '22
Largish jazz combos
Wed, 2 Mar '22
Stable electron configurations
Thu, 2 Dec '21
Mendelssohn work in E flat major, and others
Wed, 26 May '21
Largish chamber groups