A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

PAIN

Thu, 25 Jan '24
Total hassle
Sun, 3 Sep '23
French bread
Sun, 28 May '23
Bother
Mon, 27 Mar '23
Big nuisance
Thu, 16 Jun '22
Hassle
Wed, 20 Apr '22
Bread: Fr.
Wed, 22 Dec '21
Bother
Sun, 5 Dec '21
Something necessary for gain, they say
Sat, 16 Oct '21
Royal ___