A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

IRONS

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)