A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

GUT

Thu, 6 Jun '24
Prep for a major renovation, say
Sat, 15 Jul '23
Tear down to the studs
Sun, 2 Jul '23
___ check
Fri, 11 Nov '22
Stomach
Sun, 17 Jul '22
Instinctive
Sun, 22 May '22
Destroy internally
Mon, 11 Apr '22
Kind of reaction or instinct
Sun, 18 Apr '21
___ reaction
Sat, 20 Feb '21
Make extremely upset