A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ONION

Thu, 11 Apr '24
Something that can be red or white, but not blue
Wed, 11 Oct '23
Real tear-jerker?
Wed, 8 Mar '23
One small red minced, for crunch and tang
Tue, 28 Feb '23
Producer of tears in the kitchen
Sun, 13 Nov '22
Garnish for a Gibson cocktail
Wed, 17 Aug '22
Word with green or pearl
Tue, 9 Aug '22
Guacamole ingredient
Thu, 26 May '22
Whopper ingredient
Fri, 29 Apr '22
Cause of bad breath
Sun, 19 Sep '21
Guacamole ingredient
Wed, 15 Sep '21
Burger topping
Sun, 22 Aug '21
It's multilayered
Wed, 28 Jul '21
Source of some rings
Sun, 6 Jun '21
One of the "holy trinity" ingredients in Cajun cuisine
Tue, 30 Mar '21
Big Mac ingredient