A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SEALS

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