A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

EELED

Fri, 3 Oct '25
Fished off the coast of Maine, maybe
Wed, 10 Jul '24
Caught some congers
Sun, 12 May '24
Fished with traps, perhaps
Fri, 19 May '23
Fished with traps, perhaps
Thu, 9 Dec '21
Set certain underwater traps
Sun, 9 May '21
Went sniggling