A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SHY

Sun, 2 Jul '23
"Don't be ___!"
Fri, 12 May '23
Not forward
Mon, 27 Mar '23
Like toddlers when meeting strangers, often
Sat, 16 Jul '22
Short
Thu, 21 Oct '21
Prone to blushing, say
Sun, 19 Sep '21
Owing
Tue, 27 Jul '21
Not having quite enough money