A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

STERN

Wed, 1 May '24
Hard-nosed
Sun, 21 May '23
Sailor's rear
Wed, 28 Dec '22
Strict
Mon, 7 Nov '22
Rear of a ship
Sat, 3 Sep '22
Unyielding
Sat, 27 Aug '22
Rhadamanthine
Mon, 22 Aug '22
Back of a boat
Tue, 8 Mar '22
Back of a ship
Wed, 22 Sep '21
Like the tone of a talking-to
Tue, 21 Sep '21
Rudder's locale
Mon, 23 Aug '21
Back of a ship
Sun, 16 May '21
Unsmiling