A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TILT

Sun, 15 Sep '24
Pinball game ender
Wed, 24 Jul '24
Pinball infraction
Fri, 16 Dec '22
Cause of a game's end
Sat, 10 Dec '22
Set askew
Mon, 26 Sep '22
___-A-Whirl (carnival ride)
Fri, 3 Jun '22
Arcade game ender
Mon, 23 May '22
Be at an angle
Sun, 3 Jan '21
Not be on the level