A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Thu, 22 May '25
"Look what ___!"
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