A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SAYS

Fri, 16 Jan '26
Declares
Wed, 29 Oct '25
States
Mon, 28 Apr '25
States out loud
Thu, 13 Feb '25
Declares
Sun, 1 Sep '24
"___ who?"
Wed, 17 Jul '24
Displays, as the time
Sat, 25 Feb '23
"___ you!"
Wed, 21 Dec '22
Key word when writing dialogue
Sat, 24 Sep '22
"Who ___?"
Fri, 24 Jun '22
States
Wed, 30 Mar '22
Declares
Sun, 27 Feb '22
Puts forth
Fri, 21 Jan '22
Makes known
Fri, 7 Jan '22
See 37-Across
Fri, 23 Apr '21
"Who ___?"