A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

UTE

Wed, 30 Jul '25
Big 12 athlete
Fri, 27 Jun '25
Big 12 athlete
Sun, 15 Jun '25
Conference opponent of a Sun Devil
Sun, 25 May '25
All-purpose truck, informally
Wed, 26 Mar '25
Great Basin tribe
Sun, 23 Feb '25
Beehive State athlete
Thu, 26 Dec '24
Beehive State native
Wed, 11 Dec '24
Salt Lake Valley people
Tue, 10 Dec '24
Great Basin people
Wed, 13 Nov '24
People of the Great Basin
Sun, 15 Sep '24
Four Corners native
Sun, 25 Aug '24
Uintah Basin people
Fri, 24 May '24
Cougar's opponent in an annual rivalry game
Wed, 22 May '24
Navajo neighbor
Wed, 8 May '24
Tribe that celebrates the annual Bear Dance
Wed, 3 Apr '24
Longtime residents around the Great Salt Lake
Wed, 14 Feb '24
Salt Lake City athlete
Sun, 21 Jan '24
Pikes Peak people
Thu, 23 Nov '23
Sporty vehicle, in brief
Mon, 16 Oct '23
Great Basin people
Sun, 8 Oct '23
Great Basin people
Sun, 30 Jul '23
Sport-___ (vehicle)
Mon, 3 Jul '23
Member of a Western tribe
Sun, 30 Apr '23
Pac-12 Conference athlete
Mon, 13 Mar '23
Great Basin tribe
Sun, 5 Mar '23
Tribe native to the Great Basin
Sat, 4 Mar '23
People of Pikes Peak
Sun, 12 Feb '23
Pac-12 player
Sun, 5 Feb '23
Great Basin people
Wed, 18 Jan '23
Great Basin tribe
Thu, 27 Oct '22
Tribe for which a state is named
Fri, 1 Jul '22
Tribe known for ranching and oil and gas operations
Wed, 25 May '22
Tribe for which the 45th state is named
Mon, 28 Mar '22
Salt Lake City collegian
Sun, 20 Mar '22
Native people for whom a state is named
Wed, 9 Mar '22
Shoshonean language
Thu, 17 Feb '22
People for whom a state is named
Thu, 30 Dec '21
Pac-12 Conference player
Mon, 20 Dec '21
Salt Lake City athlete
Sun, 5 Dec '21
Pac-12 athlete
Sat, 27 Nov '21
People credited with discovering mechanoluminescence, using quartz crystals to generate light
Sun, 31 Oct '21
Great Basin native
Thu, 30 Sep '21
Sport ___ (all-terrain vehicle)
Wed, 29 Sep '21
Great Basin tribe
Thu, 22 Jul '21
4 x 4
Mon, 1 Mar '21
Salt Lake City athlete