A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

PORE

Sun, 14 Apr '24
AFTER: Target of a facial cleanser
Fri, 5 Apr '24
Botanical stoma, e.g.
Thu, 7 Mar '24
Study, with "over"
Sun, 25 Feb '24
Sponge feature
Sat, 20 Jan '24
One might be cleansed with a strip
Tue, 28 Nov '23
Look carefully (over)
Mon, 19 Jun '23
Read closely, with "over"
Tue, 4 Apr '23
Small opening in the skin
Tue, 29 Nov '22
Skin opening
Sun, 12 Dec '21
Small sweater?