A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MESAS

Fri, 19 Jul '24
Outside tables?
Mon, 11 Dec '23
Small plateaus
Sun, 10 Dec '23
Flat earth?
Tue, 10 Oct '23
Flat-topped hills
Fri, 25 Aug '23
Literally, "tables"
Wed, 26 Jul '23
Land formations from the Spanish for "tables"
Fri, 21 Apr '23
High lands
Wed, 2 Nov '22
Southwestern sights
Sat, 13 Mar '21
Big buttes