A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

YEAR

Thu, 25 Dec '25
Something typed in this field: YYYY
Fri, 21 Nov '25
Alumni notes datum
Sun, 20 Jul '25
Tree ring, to a dendrochronologist
Fri, 23 Aug '24
Wine bottle spec
Wed, 21 Aug '24
Time machine entry
Mon, 29 Jul '24
2024, e.g.
Tue, 27 Feb '24
A school one starts in the fall
Sun, 21 Jan '24
Total revolution?
Mon, 26 Jun '23
Wine label information
Wed, 19 Apr '23
Vintage
Mon, 27 Mar '23
12 months
Fri, 10 Jun '22
Vintage, e.g.
Fri, 5 Nov '21
Graduation class
Sun, 21 Feb '21
Alumni grouping