A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LIE

Mon, 18 Mar '24
Commit perjury
Sat, 27 Jan '24
"Of course, I remember you!," perhaps
Mon, 22 Jan '24
Produce whoppers
Thu, 19 Oct '23
Risky thing to do in an affidavit
Sun, 23 Jul '23
Many do this on the beach
Sun, 18 Jun '23
What many people do on their dating profiles
Tue, 21 Feb '23
Word often confused with "lay"
Fri, 9 Dec '22
"We ___ the loudest when we ___ to ourselves": Eric Hoffer
Wed, 9 Nov '22
One might be bald-faced
Mon, 7 Nov '22
What hips don't do, per a Shakira hit
Sun, 6 Nov '22
"Not gonna ___ ..."
Thu, 13 Oct '22
Bluff, say
Tue, 12 Jul '22
That's not true
Sat, 25 Jun '22
Bit of mendacity
Sun, 12 Jun '22
State fiction as fact
Wed, 8 Jun '22
Golf variable
Mon, 30 May '22
Political fact-checker's verdict, maybe
Thu, 5 May '22
Many people do this about their height
Tue, 11 Jan '22
Tricky thing to get caught in
Wed, 5 Jan '22
"Thanks, it's just what I've always wanted," often
Thu, 18 Nov '21
Bit of baloney
Sun, 14 Nov '21
Bit of fiction
Tue, 26 Oct '21
"Tuesday is the hardest crossword of the week," e.g.
Mon, 4 Oct '21
Serve up a whopper
Thu, 2 Sep '21
"I was stuck in traffic," maybe
Sun, 22 Aug '21
Don't believe it!
Sun, 1 Aug '21
"I promise I won't laugh," often
Sat, 5 Jun '21
Palter
Fri, 28 May '21
Golfer's concern
Tue, 18 May '21
Tell a whopper
Sun, 28 Mar '21
Be on the level?
Sun, 21 Mar '21
Create an account?
Fri, 12 Mar '21
Be flat
Wed, 3 Mar '21
A white one might be excused
Fri, 12 Feb '21
"No ___!"