A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

STIR

Sun, 1 Dec '24
Brouhaha
Thu, 17 Oct '24
Use a spoon, say
Wed, 18 Sep '24
Mix up
Wed, 28 Aug '24
Energize
Sun, 28 Apr '24
Rouse
Mon, 11 Mar '24
Mix
Tue, 28 Nov '23
Ruckus
Tue, 7 Nov '23
Attempt to cool, in a way
Sun, 29 Oct '23
Recipe verb
Sun, 15 Oct '23
Foofaraw
Mon, 14 Aug '23
Mix with a spoon
Sun, 6 Aug '23
Tend to the sauce, say
Tue, 27 Jun '23
Mix, as batter
Sun, 11 Jun '23
Kerfuffle
Sun, 30 Apr '23
Commotion
Sat, 8 Apr '23
Tizzy
Thu, 16 Mar '23
Big to-do
Mon, 30 Jan '23
Move slightly
Wed, 25 Jan '23
Ruckus
Mon, 2 Jan '23
Kerfuffle
Wed, 26 Oct '22
Begin to wake
Mon, 8 Aug '22
Disobey James Bond when making a martini
Thu, 5 May '22
Turn on the stove?
Wed, 6 Apr '22
Move about
Mon, 7 Feb '22
Blend, as batter
Thu, 20 Jan '22
Minor uproar
Sun, 16 Jan '22
Instruction in an oatmeal recipe
Mon, 3 Jan '22
Commotion
Sun, 2 Jan '22
Keep from sticking, say
Mon, 27 Dec '21
Use a swizzle stick
Mon, 1 Nov '21
Direction after adding sugar
Thu, 28 Oct '21
Commotion
Thu, 21 Oct '21
Instruction in risotto recipes
Mon, 18 Oct '21
Mix with a spoon
Sat, 16 Oct '21
Big to-do
Fri, 1 Oct '21
Not remain completely asleep
Sat, 10 Jul '21
Brouhaha
Fri, 4 Jun '21
Hubbub
Thu, 25 Mar '21
Brouhaha
Sat, 20 Mar '21
Brouhaha
Sun, 14 Mar '21
Swizzle
Wed, 10 Feb '21
Tend to the sauce, say