A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TONE

Wed, 9 Oct '24
Soften, with "down"
Sun, 23 Jun '24
Answering machine signal
Thu, 4 Apr '24
Soften, with "down"
Mon, 13 Nov '23
Word after dial or muscle
Mon, 7 Aug '23
Word after muscle or dial
Tue, 13 Jun '23
Something to watch with your teachers?
Sun, 21 May '23
Shade
Sun, 2 Apr '23
Timbre
Mon, 14 Nov '22
"Watch your ___!" ("Attitude check!")
Wed, 2 Mar '22
Speaker's quality
Wed, 1 Dec '21
Timbre
Sat, 2 Oct '21
Something you might watch with your parents
Sun, 26 Sep '21
Word with earth or muscle
Sun, 16 May '21
Voice mail prompt
Mon, 19 Apr '21
Muscular firmness