A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SUN

Sat, 5 Apr '25
Lie in the sand, say
Sun, 16 Mar '25
Metaphor for Juliet, in Romeo's soliloquy
Sun, 16 Feb '25
Space heater?
Thu, 3 Oct '24
Major British tabloid, with "The"
Wed, 17 Jul '24
Light source
Fri, 29 Mar '24
High light?
Sun, 17 Dec '23
Space heater?
Sun, 19 Nov '23
Thur. + 3
Thu, 3 Aug '23
Light of day
Wed, 14 Dec '22
Good picnic forecast
Wed, 24 Aug '22
Symbol in the center of the Japanese flag
Mon, 27 Dec '21
What's central in heliocentrism
Sun, 17 Oct '21
Source of Supergirl's powers
Thu, 1 Apr '21
Depiction on Arizona and New Mexico's flags