A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DRIER

Sat, 27 Jul '24
Not so sweet
Tue, 11 Jun '24
Less interesting
Tue, 30 Aug '22
More arid
Sun, 1 May '22
Having less vermouth, say
Wed, 13 Apr '22
Less soaked
Wed, 16 Feb '22
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