A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

NEON

Thu, 5 Sep '24
Loud, in a way
Sun, 18 Aug '24
Glass tube illuminant
Sun, 11 Aug '24
Bright light in the big city
Wed, 12 Jun '24
Lighting tubeful
Thu, 8 Feb '24
It may glow in the dark
Fri, 10 Nov '23
Like clothing worn to some '80s-themed parties
Thu, 26 Oct '23
___ tetra
Thu, 31 Aug '23
Like many colors in 1980s fashion
Fri, 25 Aug '23
Gas used in semiconductor chip manufacturing
Mon, 7 Aug '23
Like many blinking signs that say "Open"
Wed, 5 Apr '23
Light gas
Mon, 20 Mar '23
Like glow paint colors
Sun, 19 Mar '23
He can be found above it
Wed, 1 Mar '23
Element of the Vegas strip?
Sun, 19 Feb '23
Gas light
Mon, 13 Feb '23
Wildly bright, as a color
Sun, 12 Feb '23
Like some highlighter colors
Sun, 8 May '22
Very bright
Wed, 6 Apr '22
Blindingly bright
Wed, 23 Mar '22
Light element
Sun, 23 Jan '22
Like the Radio City Music Hall sign
Sat, 18 Sep '21
Strip lighting
Mon, 19 Jul '21
Like some advertising lights
Tue, 22 Jun '21
Gas in glowing signs
Fri, 30 Apr '21
Element of show business?
Tue, 2 Feb '21
___ Deion (onetime football nickname)