A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

EDGY

Sat, 9 Dec '23
Tense
Sat, 25 Mar '23
Not relaxed
Mon, 20 Mar '23
Pushing the envelope, so to speak
Sun, 22 Jan '23
Avant-garde
Thu, 15 Dec '22
Tense
Sun, 11 Dec '22
Avant-garde
Wed, 19 Oct '22
Provocative … like this answer's position in the grid?
Thu, 9 Dec '21
Experimental, say
Tue, 14 Sep '21
Really out there, as humor