A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

GOA

Sun, 4 Feb '24
___-courtin'
Sun, 1 Jan '23
State south of Mumbai
Sun, 26 Jun '22
Indian state on the Arabian Sea
Mon, 13 Jun '22
India's smallest state
Fri, 29 Oct '21
___ step further
Sun, 21 Feb '21
Smallest state in India