A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SIEGE

Wed, 14 Jan '26
Battle of Vicksburg in the Civil War, e.g.
Thu, 18 Sep '25
Invader's tactic
Wed, 20 Mar '24
Prolonged attack
Tue, 17 Oct '23
Drawn-out military attack
Mon, 28 Nov '22
Drawn-out attack
Tue, 4 Oct '22
Lengthy attack
Sun, 17 Apr '22
Attack tactic
Sun, 13 Mar '22
Lay ___ to
Wed, 6 Oct '21
Genghis Khan tactic
Sat, 24 Jul '21
Campaign that may involve catapults and trebuchets
Sun, 16 May '21
Alternative to a blitz