A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ORE

Tue, 25 Apr '23
Mined find
Thu, 13 Apr '23
Iron Range haul
Mon, 6 Mar '23
Smelted material
Sun, 5 Mar '23
Bauxite or galena
Thu, 9 Feb '23
Rock hard
Thu, 29 Dec '22
It's stored in a vein
Wed, 28 Dec '22
It's unrefined
Sat, 3 Dec '22
Malachite, for one
Thu, 10 Nov '22
Smelter's supply
Tue, 1 Nov '22
Metal source
Sat, 15 Oct '22
Rock that's graded
Tue, 13 Sep '22
Mined-over matter
Wed, 10 Aug '22
Mined find
Fri, 22 Jul '22
Unit of the Swedish krona
Fri, 15 Jul '22
It may come from the hills
Wed, 8 Jun '22
Deposit of a sort
Thu, 19 May '22
Gold in them thar hills, e.g.
Sat, 23 Apr '22
Something of miner interest
Sun, 20 Mar '22
Blast furnace supply
Wed, 16 Mar '22
It's mined, all mined!
Mon, 14 Mar '22
Refinery rocks
Sun, 6 Mar '22
Nickel found in a pocket, say
Wed, 2 Mar '22
Dug-out material
Tue, 1 Mar '22
Mine find
Tue, 22 Feb '22
Earth deposit
Wed, 12 Jan '22
Contents of a vein
Thu, 16 Dec '21
Unrefined material
Sun, 28 Nov '21
Wash. neighbor
Sun, 21 Nov '21
High-value deposit
Mon, 1 Nov '21
Mineral-bearing rock
Wed, 15 Sep '21
Cent : euro :: ___ : krona
Tue, 10 Aug '21
___-Ida, maker of Tater Tots
Fri, 23 Jul '21
Elementium or obsidium, in World of Warcraft
Mon, 12 Jul '21
Metal in a mine
Sat, 3 Jul '21
Blast furnace input
Fri, 18 Jun '21
Lucky strike
Sun, 6 Jun '21
Argentite, e.g.
Tue, 1 Jun '21
Get a lode of this!
Mon, 31 May '21
Valuable deposit
Sun, 2 May '21
Load off one's mine?
Thu, 29 Apr '21
Mined matter
Tue, 23 Mar '21
What's mined to keep?
Thu, 4 Mar '21
Divisions of a krone
Thu, 28 Jan '21
Prospector's find
Mon, 18 Jan '21
Bauxite, e.g.