A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DATE

Tue, 3 Jan '23
Mediterranean fruit
Fri, 16 Dec '22
Pitted fruit
Sat, 19 Nov '22
11/11 or 12/12, but not 13/13
Thu, 27 Oct '22
"It's a ___!'"
Fri, 9 Sep '22
One of three things traditionally eaten to break a Ramadan fast
Tue, 2 Feb '21
Go steady with