A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TUNE

Thu, 5 Jun '25
Get ready to hit all the right notes?
Sun, 27 Apr '25
What a whistler whistles
Sun, 12 Jan '25
Pull some strings, say?
Wed, 10 Jan '24
Melody
Mon, 1 Jan '24
Something to whistle
Thu, 22 Jun '23
Air
Wed, 25 Jan '23
Fix because of flatness, say
Mon, 21 Nov '22
Ditty
Sun, 3 Apr '22
Word with fine or signature
Sun, 2 Jan '22
Pull some strings, maybe?
Sun, 26 Dec '21
Good thing to be in