A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TRY

Wed, 21 Feb '24
Attempt
Mon, 4 Dec '23
"You'll never know until you ___!"
Mon, 10 Jul '23
Give it the old college ___
Thu, 2 Mar '23
Sample
Sun, 29 Jan '23
"Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you ___!": Dr. Seuss
Tue, 29 Nov '22
Oversee, as a case
Fri, 25 Nov '22
Sample
Tue, 15 Nov '22
Audition, with "out"
Wed, 21 Sep '22
Adjudicate
Fri, 19 Aug '22
Shot
Wed, 20 Jul '22
Don't give up, say
Sun, 22 May '22
Take a shot at
Sat, 21 May '22
"___ me!"
Sun, 10 Apr '22
Shot, so to speak
Sun, 3 Apr '22
Don't give up
Tue, 1 Mar '22
Attempt
Tue, 26 Oct '21
Urging for a reluctant person
Sun, 3 Oct '21
Endeavor
Sat, 21 Aug '21
Rugby equivalent of a touchdown
Sat, 10 Jul '21
Tax
Thu, 25 Mar '21
Five-point rugby play
Sun, 14 Mar '21
Word repeated before "again"
Thu, 25 Feb '21
"___ this!"
Tue, 12 Jan '21
Take a stab