A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

IDID

Wed, 21 Dec '22
Sheepish answer to "Who broke this?"
Sat, 20 Aug '22
"Why haven't you …?" retort
Sat, 2 Apr '22
"That ___ love thee, Caesar, O, 'tis true": Shak.
Sun, 7 Nov '21
Terse confession
Fri, 17 Sep '21
Possible response to "Who took the last cookie?"
Fri, 23 Apr '21
Brief confession