A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ATTA

Thu, 20 Nov '25
Palindromic flour
Thu, 30 Oct '25
Flour used in Indian flatbreads
Mon, 13 Oct '25
"___ girl!"
Mon, 29 Sep '25
Encouraging start?
Sat, 27 Sep '25
Paratha flour
Sat, 19 Jul '25
Lead-in to "boy" or "girl"
Fri, 4 Jul '25
"___ girl!"
Fri, 6 Jun '25
One of two ingredients used to make chapati
Sun, 27 Apr '25
"___ girl!"
Sun, 13 Apr '25
"___ girl!"
Sat, 8 Mar '25
Flour used to make a chapati
Thu, 24 Oct '24
Flour in Indian cuisine
Mon, 23 Sep '24
Lead-in to boy or girl
Sat, 21 Sep '24
"___ girl!"
Sat, 6 Jul '24
"___ girl!"
Wed, 19 Jun '24
"___ boy!"
Fri, 26 Jan '24
Princess in "A Bug's Life"
Thu, 25 Jan '24
"___ way!" ("Nice job!")
Thu, 4 Jan '24
Whole-grain wheat flour
Sun, 17 Dec '23
"___ girl!"
Sun, 27 Aug '23
Start of some praise
Sun, 13 Aug '23
Roti flour
Mon, 29 May '23
Lead-in to boy or girl
Sun, 7 May '23
Flour variety with a palindromic name
Wed, 12 Apr '23
Palindromic flour
Thu, 2 Mar '23
Palindromic staple in Indian cuisine
Sat, 10 Dec '22
Flour ground in a chakki
Thu, 15 Sep '22
Flour in Indian cuisine
Fri, 1 Jul '22
It's kneaded to make naan and roti
Wed, 4 May '22
Lead-in to girl
Mon, 21 Feb '22
Lead-in to girl
Wed, 9 Feb '22
Lead-in to girl
Tue, 18 Jan '22
Intro to girl
Sat, 18 Dec '21
Princess ___, main role in Pixar's "A Bug's Life"
Mon, 13 Dec '21
Lead-in to boy or girl
Mon, 20 Sep '21
Lead-in to girl or boy
Mon, 2 Aug '21
Lead-in to girl
Mon, 12 Apr '21
Lead-in to boy or girl
Sat, 20 Mar '21
Flour in Indian cuisine