A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

NITRO

Mon, 10 Jul '23
The "N" of TNT
Wed, 24 May '23
Certain explosive, informally
Wed, 30 Nov '22
Dragster's fuel, familiarly
Tue, 6 Sep '22
Explosive compound, informally
Mon, 24 Jan '22
The "N" in TNT