A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SAW

Mon, 29 Jan '24
Lumberjack's tool
Wed, 24 Jan '24
Old saying
Tue, 29 Aug '23
Horror franchise since 2004
Mon, 15 May '23
Tool with teeth
Wed, 19 Apr '23
Got the picture
Sun, 2 Apr '23
"Don't judge a book by its cover," e.g.
Wed, 1 Mar '23
Glimpsed
Mon, 7 Nov '22
Toothed tool
Thu, 12 May '22
Ending with rip or whip
Sun, 12 Dec '21
Maxim
Sat, 11 Dec '21
Spotted
Tue, 30 Nov '21
Noticed
Sun, 4 Apr '21
It might get pulled in both directions