A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

EAST

Wed, 10 Apr '24
Where runway 9 is always oriented at an airport
Thu, 11 Jan '24
Steinbeck title starter
Tue, 2 Jan '24
___ Timor (nation near Indonesia)
Mon, 27 Nov '23
Toward the rising sun
Mon, 30 Oct '23
90°, on a compass
Wed, 4 Oct '23
Eden-to-Nod direction
Sun, 6 Aug '23
Appropriate answer for this place in the grid
Sun, 23 Jul '23
Like Zambia relative to Angola
Thu, 20 Jul '23
Middle ___
Sat, 1 Jul '23
Right on a map
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