A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SOOTY

Mon, 23 Dec '24
Dirty, like a chimney
Sun, 1 Sep '24
Like Santa after Christmas, presumably
Thu, 4 Jul '24
Like chimneys
Thu, 22 Apr '21
Like Dick Van Dyke when singing "Chim Chim Cher-ee"
Thu, 18 Mar '21
Like Santa after entering a house, perhaps