A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LEAF

Sun, 8 Jun '25
Something that often changes color before it falls
Wed, 18 Dec '24
Table expander
Mon, 16 Dec '24
Faller during fall
Sat, 14 Dec '24
Electric Nissan model
Thu, 28 Sep '23
Toronto athlete, familiarly
Sat, 13 May '23
Vegetarian symbol on a menu, perhaps
Mon, 27 Mar '23
Part of the Apple logo
Tue, 7 Feb '23
Scott Joplin's "Maple ___ Rag"
Wed, 5 Oct '22
Flip (through)
Tue, 5 Jul '22
Symbol over the "i" in the Tropicana logo
Sun, 24 Jan '21
Dinner table expander
Fri, 8 Jan '21
Part of some tables