A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

RACY

Fri, 1 Aug '25
Bordering on inappropriate, in a way
Mon, 24 Feb '25
Risqué
Sun, 10 Nov '24
Meriting an R rating, maybe
Sun, 18 Aug '24
Risqué
Sun, 1 Oct '23
Salacious
Mon, 19 Jun '23
Somewhat R-rated
Sun, 16 Apr '23
Salacious
Sat, 17 Sep '22
Blue-ish
Thu, 1 Sep '22
Not G-rated, say
Wed, 26 Jan '22
Borderline indecent
Fri, 21 Jan '22
R-rated, perhaps
Tue, 14 Sep '21
Risqué
Sun, 24 Jan '21
Off-color