A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

NEED

Mon, 30 Sep '24
Must have
Sun, 25 Aug '24
Call for
Fri, 12 Jul '24
Call for
Fri, 7 Jun '24
___-blind admission
Tue, 21 May '24
Nonnegotiable thing
Sun, 24 Mar '24
Call for
Sun, 3 Mar '24
Require
Wed, 28 Feb '24
Grant consideration, sometimes
Wed, 13 Dec '23
"___ I say more?"
Thu, 2 Nov '23
More than a want
Thu, 26 Oct '23
Desperate straits
Wed, 25 Oct '23
It's a must
Sun, 6 Aug '23
Sun, for a sunflower
Tue, 30 May '23
Have to have
Sat, 4 Mar '23
Cry out for
Mon, 28 Feb '22
Must-have
Wed, 19 Jan '22
Scholarship consideration
Fri, 15 Oct '21
What air is not for an anaerobe
Thu, 23 Sep '21
Have to have
Tue, 21 Sep '21
Lawyer, for a defendant, typically
Wed, 19 May '21
It's a must