A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

PALE

Mon, 28 Oct '24
Susceptible to sunburn
Sat, 15 Jun '24
Washed out
Tue, 30 Jan '24
Washed out
Fri, 15 Dec '23
___ blue dot (Earth, in a famous photograph)
Wed, 15 Nov '23
On the light side
Fri, 1 Sep '23
Lager descriptor
Mon, 13 Feb '23
Drained of color
Thu, 8 Sep '22
Lager descriptor
Thu, 21 Oct '21
Word before "Blue Eyes" or "Blue Dot" in titles
Thu, 25 Feb '21
Like beige and lilac
Wed, 17 Feb '21
Lightish