A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

AGO

Tue, 7 Mar '23
Long, long ___
Sat, 4 Mar '23
Adverb in the first line of the Gettysburg Address
Wed, 15 Feb '23
In the past
Sun, 6 Nov '22
"That's ___" ("You may proceed")
Mon, 17 Oct '22
Back in time
Tue, 27 Sep '22
In the past
Thu, 22 Sep '22
Years ___
Sun, 18 Sep '22
In the past
Thu, 18 Aug '22
Back
Wed, 6 Jul '22
What "syne" means in "Auld Lang Syne"
Thu, 2 Jun '22
Fifth word of "American Pie"
Tue, 24 May '22
"A long, long time ___ …"
Wed, 11 May '22
Fourth word in the "Star Wars" prologue
Fri, 18 Mar '22
Long ___
Tue, 22 Feb '22
In the past
Mon, 17 Jan '22
In the past
Thu, 2 Dec '21
Earlier
Sun, 28 Nov '21
Back
Mon, 4 Oct '21
In the past
Tue, 24 Aug '21
In the past
Tue, 15 Jun '21
Long, long ___
Thu, 27 May '21
Some time ___
Sat, 8 May '21
Years ___
Wed, 14 Apr '21
Before now
Tue, 30 Mar '21
Fourth word of the "Star Wars" prologue
Tue, 23 Mar '21
"Give it ___"
Fri, 26 Feb '21
Something found after many years?
Mon, 8 Feb '21
In the past
Sun, 31 Jan '21
Past
Wed, 20 Jan '21
Way back when