A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

EDGE

Thu, 24 Oct '24
Move gradually
Tue, 3 Sep '24
Upper hand
Wed, 28 Aug '24
Outline
Sun, 11 Aug '24
Intense demeanor
Thu, 16 May '24
Competitive advantage
Mon, 27 Nov '23
Rim
Mon, 21 Aug '23
Slight advantage
Mon, 30 Jan '23
Relatively easy section of a jigsaw puzzle
Tue, 24 Jan '23
Upper hand
Fri, 23 Dec '22
Nose (out)
Wed, 30 Nov '22
Unlikely place for a coin flip to land
Sun, 20 Nov '22
Periphery
Mon, 31 Oct '22
Slight advantage
Tue, 18 Oct '22
Leg up
Tue, 30 Aug '22
Beat narrowly, with "out"
Wed, 27 Jul '22
Sharp but appealing quality
Thu, 7 Apr '22
Lucky hit for a Ping-Pong player
Tue, 22 Feb '22
Brink
Thu, 27 Jan '22
Lip
Mon, 3 Jan '22
Border
Sun, 19 Dec '21
Little lead
Mon, 13 Dec '21
Narrowly defeat, with "out"
Wed, 1 Dec '21
Upper hand
Wed, 17 Nov '21
One of 12 on a die
Mon, 15 Nov '21
Sharp part of a knife
Tue, 2 Nov '21
Where the crispest brownies are found in a brownie pan
Wed, 12 May '21
Strategic starting piece in a jigsaw puzzle
Tue, 27 Apr '21
Cutting part of a knife
Wed, 17 Feb '21
Beat out