A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

GRAM

Thu, 9 Oct '25
Equivalent of five carats
Mon, 11 Mar '24
Metric weight unit
Sat, 26 Aug '23
Elderly relative, informally
Wed, 16 Aug '23
Weight of a paper clip, roughly
Sun, 5 Feb '23
Nickname for mom's mom
Mon, 3 Jan '22
Ending with Insta-
Sun, 12 Sep '21
Weight of a paper clip, roughly