A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

RANGE

Sun, 21 Jan '24
Singer's asset
Wed, 25 May '22
The Rockies, e.g.
Sun, 25 Apr '21
Vocalist's asset
Tue, 9 Feb '21
A couple of octaves, for most singers
Sun, 3 Jan '21
0 to 60, e.g.