A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

WEST

Fri, 15 Mar '24
Left for the country?
Fri, 20 Oct '23
Frontier direction during frontier times
Sat, 26 Aug '23
Inapt locale for this answer
Mon, 7 Aug '23
Sunset direction
Sat, 3 Dec '22
Wild side?
Sat, 8 Oct '22
What was once due to American pioneers?
Tue, 7 Jun '22
Mae who said "I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure”
Wed, 18 May '22
Mae who said "To err is human, but it feels divine"
Sun, 20 Feb '22
What's left on a map?
Sat, 17 Apr '21
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