A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ESTE

Sun, 11 Feb '24
270° from sur
Fri, 27 Oct '23
90° from norte
Mon, 22 May '23
Sunrise direction, in Spanish
Thu, 2 Mar '23
Direction en España
Sun, 13 Nov '22
Spanish dirección
Thu, 20 Oct '22
Toward el Atlántico, from Cuba
Tue, 15 Mar '22
90° from norte
Fri, 5 Nov '21
Ciudad del ___, Paraguay's largest city after Asunción
Wed, 5 May '21
Spanish direction
Thu, 18 Feb '21
Ciudad del ___, Paraguay
Wed, 30 Dec '20
Direction in which el sol rises