A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ESS

Sun, 3 Mar '24
End of days?
Thu, 8 Feb '24
End of days?
Sun, 31 Dec '23
Soccer kickoff?
Tue, 3 Oct '23
Shape of some curves
Fri, 4 Aug '23
Suffix with govern
Thu, 2 Feb '23
Start to scream or shout?
Sun, 29 Jan '23
The start of something?
Wed, 4 Jan '23
Intro to sociology?
Sat, 24 Dec '22
Shape of a logistic curve
Sat, 24 Sep '22
19th in a series
Mon, 12 Sep '22
Letter before tee
Sun, 11 Sep '22
What three dots might mean
Sun, 24 Jul '22
Shape of a heron's neck
Wed, 13 Jul '22
Double curve
Tue, 14 Jun '22
Feminine suffix
Thu, 31 Mar '22
Either end of a school bus?
Fri, 11 Feb '22
Squad leader?
Tue, 28 Sep '21
Certain curve
Mon, 26 Jul '21
Serpentine letter
Mon, 5 Jul '21
Shape on a winding road
Sun, 20 Jun '21
What "..." may represent
Tue, 9 Feb '21
Suffix with host