A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

NARC

Tue, 24 Jun '25
Drug cop
Thu, 27 Mar '25
Man on wire?
Mon, 20 Jan '25
Antidrug cop, informally
Sat, 18 Jan '25
Kilo finder
Thu, 13 Apr '23
Deal breaker?
Sat, 19 Nov '22
Fed on the sly?
Wed, 2 Nov '22
Deal breaker?
Wed, 29 Dec '21
Buster
Sun, 7 Nov '21
Dealer's enemy
Fri, 1 Oct '21
Snitch (on)
Fri, 5 Feb '21
Snitch (on), informally