A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

OTHER

Thu, 24 Oct '24
Last choice, often
Wed, 28 Aug '24
Referring t_ _ _ _ _est
Tue, 5 Mar '24
Catchall survey option
Fri, 16 Feb '24
Check box in a survey
Mon, 12 Feb '24
Catchall category
Wed, 10 Jan '24
Check box of last resort
Sun, 19 Feb '23
Multiple-choice choice
Wed, 15 Feb '23
___ half (partner)
Fri, 13 Jan '23
The ___ day
Tue, 28 Jun '22
Turn the ___ cheek
Tue, 22 Mar '22
In ___ words
Thu, 3 Mar '22
[Not shown here]
Wed, 22 Dec '21
Significant ___
Sun, 21 Mar '21
Additional
Sun, 21 Feb '21
Last option in a list, maybe