A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MAR

Sun, 11 Aug '24
Dent or scratch
Mon, 22 Apr '24
Damage, as a surface
Tue, 4 Jul '23
Damage
Tue, 9 May '23
Spoil
Thu, 4 May '23
Scratch the surface of, say
Mon, 10 Apr '23
Tarnish
Thu, 19 Jan '23
Damage
Wed, 9 Nov '22
Sully
Sun, 30 Oct '22
End of Q1, on co. reports
Wed, 26 Oct '22
Tag, key or chip, say
Sun, 23 Oct '22
Tarnish, e.g.
Sat, 10 Sep '22
Calendar abbr.
Thu, 25 Aug '22
Scratch
Tue, 9 Aug '22
Blemish
Fri, 22 Jul '22
Chip, e.g.
Thu, 30 Jun '22
French
Mon, 20 Jun '22
Make a scratch or dent in
Sun, 1 May '22
Calendar mo.
Wed, 9 Mar '22
Spoil
Mon, 7 Feb '22
Damage
Wed, 29 Sep '21
Vandalize, e.g.
Fri, 24 Sep '21
58 ___ MediterrĂ¡neo
Sun, 18 Apr '21
Scratch the surface of
Fri, 19 Mar '21
Nick, say
Sun, 24 Jan '21
Tarnish