A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

NASAL

Tue, 18 Jun '24
___ spray (pharmacy purchase)
Thu, 7 Mar '24
Like a twangy voice
Tue, 23 May '23
Like a twangy voice
Sun, 21 May '23
Kind of passage
Mon, 24 Oct '22
___ spray (allergy relief option)
Mon, 30 May '22
Like some sprays and voices
Sun, 2 Jan '22
Twangy, as a singer
Tue, 21 Dec '21
Like some sprays
Sun, 31 Jan '21
___ cavity