A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ACRES

Tue, 4 Mar '25
Lot units
Wed, 11 Dec '24
Back 40 makeup
Wed, 6 Nov '24
Plot units
Sun, 22 Sep '24
The White House grounds have 18 of them
Wed, 3 Jul '24
A lot of farm yards?
Wed, 16 Nov '22
"A Thousand ___" (1992 Pulitzer winner)
Sun, 24 Jul '22
Yankee Stadium has 24 of these
Thu, 16 Sep '21
The National Mall has more than 300 of them
Sat, 13 Mar '21
The Taj Mahal complex has 42 of them