A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TAN

Sun, 9 Jun '24
Bronzed
Sat, 8 Jun '24
Soak up the sun
Wed, 29 May '24
Light brown
Tue, 28 May '24
Sunbather's goal
Thu, 23 May '24
Color of coffee ice cream
Fri, 12 Apr '24
Buff relative
Sat, 9 Dec '23
Amy who wrote "The Kitchen God's Wife"
Mon, 20 Nov '23
Color of khakis
Sun, 27 Aug '23
Catch some rays
Wed, 23 Aug '23
M&M's color replaced by blue
Sun, 13 Aug '23
Camel relative
Mon, 27 Feb '23
Sandy shade
Fri, 23 Dec '22
Button on a scientific calculator
Sat, 19 Nov '22
Khaki
Tue, 8 Nov '22
Shade akin to camel
Sun, 6 Nov '22
Like many lifeguards
Fri, 5 Aug '22
"The Kitchen God's Wife" novelist, 1991
Tue, 17 May '22
Amy who wrote "The Joy Luck Club"
Fri, 6 May '22
Author of "The Kitchen God's Wife" (1991)
Thu, 3 Feb '22
Go for bronze?
Sat, 29 Jan '22
Shoe hue
Sun, 26 Sep '21
Sun-kissed, say
Tue, 14 Sep '21
Bygone M&M color
Sat, 3 Jul '21
Shaded from the sun
Wed, 31 Mar '21
Shade of brown
Mon, 8 Mar '21
Lie in the sun
Sun, 7 Mar '21
Brown shade
Tue, 2 Mar '21
Lion-colored
Thu, 4 Feb '21
Cousin of ocher
Tue, 2 Feb '21
Amy who wrote "The Joy Luck Club"
Sat, 2 Jan '21
Shade from the sun