A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Wed, 3 Sep '25
"The shoddy sandwich knife couldn't cut the mustard," e.g.
Sat, 30 Aug '25
"The Santa Clause" or "Legally Blonde"
Fri, 20 Jun '25
"I was reading a book about mazes ... I got lost in it," e.g.
Fri, 29 Nov '24
Bit of wit
Mon, 28 Oct '24
"My Zoom joke flopped … I guess it's not remotely funny," e.g.
Sun, 14 Jul '24
Many a dad joke
Wed, 4 Jan '23
"The lowest form of humor — when you don't think of it first," per Oscar Levant
Mon, 8 Feb '21
Wordplay joke
Tue, 29 Dec '20
Many a groan inducer