A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MIC

Tue, 21 Nov '23
"Hot" stage item
Wed, 2 Aug '23
A hot one might lead to an embarrassing moment
Sun, 28 May '23
It may be dropped for emphasis
Sun, 19 Jun '22
Hot ___ (speaker's worry)
Tue, 14 Jun '22
A live one might be hot
Tue, 15 Mar '22
Source of unwanted feedback?
Wed, 1 Dec '21
Word with stand or drop
Fri, 1 Oct '21
Open ___
Sat, 19 Jun '21
___ check