A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SOLE

Thu, 18 Apr '24
Menu fish
Tue, 16 Apr '24
Worn-down part of a shoe
Sun, 18 Feb '24
What hits the ground running?
Wed, 30 Aug '23
Ava's ___ joy was
Sun, 28 May '23
Only
Tue, 3 Jan '23
Shoe part that may develop holes
Sun, 1 Jan '23
It's just under a foot
Mon, 22 Nov '21
Bottom of a shoe
Tue, 21 Sep '21
Fish often served "meunière"
Wed, 23 Jun '21
Lone
Wed, 5 May '21
Only
Mon, 15 Feb '21
Shoe bottom
Sun, 10 Jan '21
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