A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

EGGS

Sat, 5 Aug '23
They're there in the clutch
Sat, 6 May '23
Grocery list listing
Thu, 30 Mar '23
Dairy aisle purchase
Mon, 19 Dec '22
Things usually sold by the dozen
Fri, 25 Nov '22
They're fit to be dyed
Sun, 22 May '22
Parts of a clutch
Thu, 19 May '22
One of the pounds in a pound cake
Mon, 11 Apr '22
The yolk's not on them, but in them
Tue, 22 Mar '22
___ Benedict
Fri, 4 Mar '22
Things oologists study
Mon, 22 Nov '21
Objects in an Easter hunt
Wed, 3 Nov '21
Scrambled order
Wed, 26 May '21
They run when they're broken