A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Wed, 21 Feb '24
Official language of Ghana and Botswana: Abbr.
Sun, 19 Nov '23
Official lang. of Guyana
Sun, 12 Nov '23
The "E" of E.S.L., for short
Sun, 6 Aug '23
Part of the U.K.: Abbr.
Thu, 27 Apr '23
The Three Lions, on World Cup scoreboards
Thu, 23 Mar '23
High school subj.
Sun, 29 Jan '23
Part of E.S.L.: Abbr.
Sun, 4 Sep '22
O.E.D. part: Abbr.
Mon, 4 Jul '22
London's land: Abbr.
Wed, 1 Jun '22
Neighbor of Ire.
Thu, 3 Mar '22
H.S. class
Sun, 19 Dec '21
H.S. subj.
Sun, 5 Dec '21
High school subj.
Sun, 19 Sep '21
Liberal arts sch. major
Thu, 2 Sep '21
K-12 subj.
Tue, 2 Mar '21
Part of E.S.L.: Abbr.
Sun, 28 Feb '21
Part of the U.K.: Abbr.