A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TERMS

Fri, 3 Feb '23
Heading in a contract
Sun, 28 Aug '22
Details to be negotiated
Sat, 27 Aug '22
They come with conditions
Fri, 17 Jun '22
Lengths of rulers, maybe
Sun, 19 Dec '21
Come to ___
Fri, 19 Nov '21
Things people often claim to have read when they haven't
Sun, 9 May '21
Things served in prison
Sun, 7 Mar '21
Contract details