A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

CLUE

Tue, 16 Jan '24
Game with nine rooms
Mon, 9 Oct '23
Hint
Fri, 13 Jan '23
One may be left at the scene of a crime
Wed, 12 Oct '22
"I have no ___"
Thu, 6 Oct '22
With 12-Down, secretly plots (with)
Sun, 25 Sep '22
Game of who, what and where
Mon, 13 Jun '22
You're reading one right now
Mon, 20 Sep '21
Aid in solving a mystery
Thu, 10 Jun '21
Tip-off