A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

RIP

Sat, 29 Jun '24
Make rent
Tue, 23 Apr '24
Dangerous kind of current
Sun, 7 Apr '24
Move quickly (through)
Wed, 27 Mar '24
"Grip it and ___ it!" (golfer's mantra)
Thu, 14 Mar '24
Headstone heading
Sun, 18 Feb '24
Common jeans feature
Wed, 13 Dec '23
Feature of some jeans
Wed, 18 Oct '23
Rent in the garment district?
Sun, 9 Apr '23
Chew out
Thu, 8 Dec '22
Grave letters
Fri, 18 Nov '22
Current phenomenon
Tue, 20 Sep '22
Common "wardrobe malfunction"
Fri, 26 Aug '22
Light (into)
Tue, 16 Aug '22
Embarrassing sound when bending over
Sun, 10 Jul '22
What might accompany a grave admission?
Wed, 22 Jun '22
"Let 'er ___!"
Thu, 17 Mar '22
___-roaring
Wed, 17 Mar '21
Tombstone letters