A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ANGLE

Mon, 26 Feb '24
Hidden motive
Sat, 27 Jan '24
Take
Mon, 11 Dec '23
One might be acute or obtuse
Tue, 8 Aug '23
Point of view
Tue, 22 Nov '22
Right ___
Mon, 10 Oct '22
What a protractor measures
Sat, 4 Jun '22
It's a matter of degree
Tue, 28 Sep '21
Relationship of the circled letters to the apt words they connect to in this puzzle