A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LIFE

Tue, 16 Jan '24
Classic photo magazine
Mon, 5 Jun '23
"Variety is the spice of ___"
Sat, 14 Jan '23
Video game turn
Sat, 6 Nov '21
Bio subject
Sun, 24 Oct '21
"That's ___"
Thu, 20 May '21
One of three at the start of a Pac-Man game
Fri, 26 Feb '21
What happens while you're busy making other plans, it's said