A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SPICE

Sat, 21 Mar '26
Valuable commodity in "Dune"
Sun, 19 Oct '25
Food enlivener
Fri, 3 Jan '25
Much-sought-after commodity in "Dune"
Mon, 17 Jun '24
Zhuzh (up)
Tue, 27 Feb '24
Cinnamon or cardamom
Wed, 10 May '23
Critical resource harvested in "Dune"
Sun, 14 Mar '21
Mace, for one
Tue, 26 Jan '21
Paprika or pepper