A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DIGIT

Mon, 8 Dec '25
Finger or toe ... or, when read as two words, what you can do to the ends of 17- and 62-Across and 10- and 34-Down
Mon, 16 Jun '25
Finger … or what a finger dials on a phone
Sun, 4 May '25
Alphanumeric component
Tue, 7 Dec '21
8 or 9, but not 10
Tue, 27 Apr '21
Toe, e.g.