A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

EMBER

Sun, 15 Sep '24
Glowing remnant
Sun, 14 Jul '24
After burner?
Wed, 10 Jul '24
Fire remnant
Thu, 18 Apr '24
Fireplace bit
Tue, 14 Feb '23
Campfire remnant
Wed, 3 Aug '22
Sign of burnout?
Wed, 26 Jan '22
Cinder-to-be