A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

EDGY

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