A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SONG

Fri, 4 Apr '25
"Every bad situation is a blues ___ waiting to happen": Amy Winehouse
Tue, 31 Dec '24
Police work?
Sun, 14 Apr '24
Something you might break into
Sat, 5 Aug '23
"Help!" or "SOS"
Tue, 7 Feb '23
Ballad, e.g.
Sat, 1 Oct '22
Track, often
Fri, 22 Apr '22
Track, say
Mon, 20 Sep '21
Serenade, e.g.
Sat, 24 Jul '21
Track, say