A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

STEPS

Thu, 26 Jun '25
Puts one's foot down
Wed, 23 Apr '25
List in a how-to manual
Fri, 23 Feb '24
Flight components
Thu, 31 Aug '23
1935 Hitchcock thriller, with "The"
Fri, 23 Jun '23
Dance components
Tue, 23 May '23
Landing spots?
Sun, 5 Dec '21
Way up or way down
Thu, 11 Nov '21
There are 5,164 along the Great Wall of China
Wed, 29 Sep '21
Fitness measure