A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

PEW

Sun, 21 Jan '24
Place of prayer
Thu, 18 Jan '24
Spot for a hymnbook
Mon, 18 Dec '23
Parishioners' bench
Wed, 28 Jun '23
Seating on Sunday
Sun, 25 Dec '22
Prayer support?
Sun, 21 Nov '21
When tripled, playful onomatopoeia for shooting laser beams
Fri, 17 Sep '21
Locale for bowed heads
Wed, 1 Sep '21
Bench with a back