A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

YES

Tue, 2 Jul '24
What all signs point to in this puzzle
Fri, 14 Jun '24
"I'm in!"
Thu, 13 Jun '24
"What's up?"
Tue, 4 Jun '24
"Of course!"
Mon, 20 May '24
"Of course!"
Wed, 24 Apr '24
"Absolutely!"
Sat, 6 Apr '24
Thick envelope during admissions season, say
Thu, 28 Mar '24
"Good answer!"
Sat, 20 Jan '24
"You got it"
Sat, 28 Oct '23
"May I help you?"
Fri, 22 Sep '23
"Undoubtedly"
Thu, 17 Aug '23
"Can I help you with something?"
Sun, 30 Jul '23
"Y" on a form
Tue, 25 Jul '23
"No question"
Thu, 13 Jul '23
What a nod usually means
Thu, 1 Jun '23
Good answer
Sat, 6 May '23
Happy exclamation
Thu, 6 Apr '23
"Sim," in Brazil
Sat, 25 Feb '23
Progressive rock band inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017
Mon, 9 Jan '23
Shout made with a fist pump
Sun, 20 Nov '22
"You wanted to see me?"
Mon, 10 Oct '22
"Precisely!"
Wed, 21 Sep '22
"OK!"
Wed, 14 Sep '22
"You called me?"
Mon, 29 Aug '22
"For sure"
Thu, 25 Aug '22
"Excellent!"
Sun, 14 Aug '22
"Did you ring?"
Tue, 19 Jul '22
Triumphant shout
Wed, 8 Jun '22
OK
Mon, 9 May '22
"You bet!"
Tue, 19 Apr '22
"For sure!"
Mon, 28 Mar '22
"I'd love to!"
Tue, 1 Mar '22
"Absolutely!"
Thu, 10 Feb '22
"Success!"
Sun, 23 Jan '22
Last word of "Ulysses"
Thu, 30 Dec '21
"Certainly"
Sun, 19 Dec '21
"___, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus"
Sun, 5 Dec '21
R.S.V.P. option
Tue, 30 Nov '21
"You rang?"
Sun, 21 Nov '21
Shortest answer from a Magic 8 Ball
Sun, 31 Oct '21
"You betcha!"
Mon, 4 Oct '21
"Definitely"
Mon, 20 Sep '21
"Affirmative!"
Wed, 23 Jun '21
Is the pope Catholic?
Sat, 29 May '21
Roger's equivalent
Thu, 20 May '21
"What is it?"
Mon, 17 May '21
What the circled letters all mean
Tue, 4 May '21
Affirmative
Sun, 11 Apr '21
Answer to "Are you asleep?" that can't be true
Mon, 22 Mar '21
"You called?"
Sun, 21 Feb '21
"Of course!"
Mon, 1 Feb '21
"You bet!"
Thu, 14 Jan '21
What a nod may signify
Tue, 12 Jan '21
"Without question"
Tue, 29 Dec '20
"You rang?"