A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TAPES

Mon, 22 Jul '24
Secures, as wrapping paper
Mon, 24 Jun '24
Key Watergate evidence
Sun, 26 Feb '23
Recordings for oral historians
Wed, 12 Oct '22
Some damning evidence
Fri, 26 Nov '21
Patches up, in a way