A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

AISLE

Sun, 28 Jul '24
Broadway passage
Thu, 4 Jul '24
Checkout division
Sat, 25 May '24
Seating choice
Sun, 4 Feb '24
Passage of rite?
Sat, 6 Jan '24
Long division?
Sun, 15 Oct '23
Source of division at a wedding
Thu, 17 Aug '23
Locale for a shopping cart
Fri, 9 Jun '23
A train might get pulled along it
Tue, 25 Apr '23
Preferred seat assignment, to many
Sun, 17 Jul '22
Bridal path
Mon, 30 May '22
Airplane seating alternative to window
Fri, 4 Mar '22
One of two in a 747
Fri, 14 Jan '22
Choice in a cabin
Tue, 28 Sep '21
Much-requested airplane seat
Mon, 20 Sep '21
"Cleanup on ___ 5!"
Sun, 22 Aug '21
Airline passenger request
Mon, 14 Jun '21
What a bride walks down
Wed, 17 Mar '21
Ticket specification
Tue, 29 Dec '20
Political division, metaphorically