A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BASS

Sun, 16 Jun '24
Prominent feature of dub music
Thu, 7 Mar '24
Lowest of the low?
Wed, 19 Jul '23
Prominent instrument in "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"
Sun, 22 Jan '23
Subwoofer sound
Thu, 12 Jan '23
Common catch
Wed, 9 Nov '22
Low voice
Fri, 17 Dec '21
Amp knob
Tue, 21 Sep '21
Many an opera villain
Thu, 9 Sep '21
Role for Paul McCartney in the Beatles
Sun, 6 Jun '21
Bottom part