A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

WAR

Tue, 31 Dec '24
Simple two-player card game
Sat, 17 Aug '24
Epic backdrop, maybe
Thu, 15 Aug '24
"Foyle's ___" (British TV drama)
Mon, 6 May '24
It's good for "absolutely nothing," per a 1970 #1 hit
Sun, 4 Feb '24
Simple card game
Sat, 6 Jan '24
"A symptom of man's failure as a thinking animal," according to John Steinbeck
Fri, 21 Oct '22
Word with horse or hero
Tue, 13 Sep '22
What games like chess, Stratego and Risk simulate
Sun, 14 Aug '22
"If we don't end ___, ___ will end us": H. G. Wells
Wed, 4 May '22
Game with the objective of winning all the cards
Thu, 24 Feb '22
It may be revolutionary
Mon, 17 Jan '22
Mindless two-player card game
Sun, 9 Jan '22
Domain of Mars
Wed, 5 Jan '22
*Word in a classic Tolstoy title
Sun, 31 Oct '21
Churchill ___ Rooms (London tourist attraction)
Sun, 2 May '21
"___ is mainly a catalog of blunders": Churchill
Thu, 11 Mar '21
"I have seen ___. I have seen ___ on land and sea. ... I hate ___.": F.D.R.
Tue, 16 Feb '21
What truth is said to be the first casualty of
Sun, 31 Jan '21
General practice?
Thu, 31 Dec '20
Game that's 100% luck