A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

IRONS

Fri, 31 Oct '25
Handled press agents?
Sat, 27 Sep '25
Tends to some pressing matters
Wed, 31 Jul '24
Straightens things out, say
Sat, 9 Mar '24
Flattens, in a way
Sun, 15 Oct '23
Gets something straight?
Sat, 2 Sep '23
Smooths, as silk
Thu, 22 Jun '23
Straightens things out?
Sun, 30 Oct '22
Set of clubs
Wed, 5 Oct '22
De-wrinkles
Fri, 22 Apr '22
Decreases?
Sun, 6 Feb '22
Some contents of golf bags
Wed, 1 Dec '21
Smooths (out)