A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SPUN

Sat, 15 Oct '22
Woven, as a 37-Down
Mon, 24 Jan '22
Created yarn or tales
Sat, 16 Oct '21
Did some P.R. work on
Mon, 15 Mar '21
Like tops and tales
Sun, 14 Mar '21
Whirled around