A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ESS

Sun, 20 Apr '25
Twisty curve
Fri, 7 Mar '25
What might be confused with "5" on a digital display
Sun, 2 Mar '25
Shape of the border between yin and yang
Sat, 15 Feb '25
Letter that starts the most words in the dictionary
Sat, 14 Dec '24
Lead character in "Stranger Things"?
Tue, 5 Nov '24
Part of a dollar sign
Wed, 16 Oct '24
Symbol on the collar of Krypto the Superdog
Tue, 8 Oct '24
Tee preceder
Sun, 29 Sep '24
Thi_ clue'_ mi_ _ing letter
Mon, 9 Sep '24
Pluralizing letter
Tue, 13 Aug '24
Road curve
Tue, 6 Aug '24
Suffix with host or priest
Wed, 22 May '24
Two past "cue"
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