A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

GOON

Sat, 30 Mar '24
Tough
Sun, 12 Mar '23
Continue
Wed, 4 Jan '23
"I'm listening ..."
Mon, 18 Jul '22
Mob henchman, maybe
Fri, 4 Feb '22
Henchman
Thu, 21 Oct '21
"Tell me more ..."