A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

NAPS

Fri, 9 Jan '26
Prepares for a wild night, maybe
Sat, 29 Nov '25
Minor crashes?
Mon, 10 Mar '25
Siestas
Thu, 6 Feb '25
Preschool timeouts
Tue, 5 Nov '24
Lies down for a bit
Mon, 14 Oct '24
Takes a snooze
Sun, 18 Aug '24
Goes down for a while?
Mon, 22 Jan '24
Midday rests
Wed, 9 Aug '23
Catches some Z's
Wed, 26 Oct '22
Takes some down time
Fri, 15 Apr '22
Refreshers
Sun, 20 Feb '22
Them's the breaks!
Mon, 27 Sep '21
Quick time outs?