A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TUBA

Sun, 1 Oct '23
Heavy bass?
Wed, 30 Aug '23
Just then, Dana, a bandmate Ava was crushing on, walked up lugging a ___.
Thu, 4 May '23
Helicon, e.g., musically speaking
Thu, 10 Nov '22
Instrument that superseded the ophicleide
Sun, 9 Oct '22
Latin for "trumpet"
Fri, 7 Oct '22
Big player
Thu, 29 Sep '22
Big band staple
Sat, 13 Aug '22
Bottom of a pit?
Wed, 12 Jan '22
Brass instrument with the largest mouthpiece
Tue, 21 Sep '21
Heavy weight for a musician to bear?
Thu, 1 Jul '21
Instrument that largely replaced the ophicleide