A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ALONE

Sun, 29 Dec '24
Without help
Tue, 3 Dec '24
Without company
Tue, 12 Nov '24
Like Tom Hanks for the majority of "Cast Away"
Mon, 16 Sep '24
Unaccompanied
Tue, 30 Jul '24
How an introvert likes to spend time
Fri, 5 Jul '24
Like Superman in his Fortress of Solitude
Sat, 27 Apr '24
1987 #1 hit for Heart
Thu, 14 Mar '24
Like the main character in many a horror film ... or so they believe
Fri, 30 Jun '23
Exclusively
Mon, 1 May '23
Without company
Mon, 26 Dec '22
Flying solo
Sun, 11 Dec '22
Single-handedly
Mon, 17 Oct '22
Flying solo
Sun, 16 Oct '22
How to play solitaire
Sat, 28 May '22
Uniquely
Sat, 23 Apr '22
"___, I cannot be" (Emily Dickinson poem)
Sun, 17 Apr '22
Unrivaled
Fri, 10 Dec '21
Set apart
Thu, 28 Jan '21
Without backup