A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

EAST

Mon, 8 May '23
Sunrise's direction
Tue, 18 Apr '23
Like Iran vis-à-vis Iraq
Thu, 30 Mar '23
Riyadh-to-Abu Dhabi direction
Thu, 16 Mar '23
Heading in the right direction?
Thu, 9 Mar '23
How a jet stream typically flows
Mon, 7 Nov '22
Sunrise direction
Mon, 24 Oct '22
Sunrise direction
Mon, 15 Aug '22
Either "E" of ESE
Fri, 22 Jul '22
Big ___ (athletic conference)
Mon, 27 Jun '22
Toward the dawn
Sat, 4 Jun '22
Right this way?
Thu, 12 May '22
90°
Mon, 28 Mar '22
Direction of the morning light
Tue, 25 Jan '22
One wicked witch's home in "The Wizard of Oz"
Mon, 27 Dec '21
Down ___ (Maine)
Wed, 8 Dec '21
It's right on the map
Sun, 24 Oct '21
___ New York (Brooklyn neighborhood)
Sun, 26 Sep '21
With 27-Down, island nation near Indonesia
Wed, 15 Sep '21
Steinbeck's "___ of Eden"
Wed, 2 Jun '21
Jet stream direction
Mon, 24 May '21
___ Asia (China, Japan and environs)
Sun, 28 Feb '21
Polo course?
Sat, 2 Jan '21
Three o'clock, so to speak