A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MARK

Mon, 27 May '24
Swindler's target
Sun, 4 Feb '24
Currency replaced by the euro
Sat, 23 Dec '23
Sign … or signature
Tue, 5 Dec '23
Swindler's victim
Tue, 4 Jul '23
Question ___
Tue, 18 Apr '23
Comma, colon or apostrophe
Sun, 19 Feb '23
Signifying symbol
Tue, 15 Feb '22
Signify