A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SEALS

Sun, 16 Mar '25
Navy group
Sun, 28 Apr '24
Some special ops personnel
Thu, 15 Feb '24
Sleek ocean swimmers
Sat, 2 Sep '23
Herd : buffalo :: bob : ___
Mon, 2 Jan '23
Makes watertight, say
Thu, 24 Nov '22
Prey for polar bears
Mon, 10 Jan '22
Marine animals with flippers