A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

RARE

Thu, 27 Jun '24
Hard to find
Sat, 15 Jun '24
Exceptional
Fri, 26 Jan '24
Like holographic Pokémon cards
Mon, 6 Nov '23
"Still mooing," as steaks go
Sun, 2 Jul '23
Like heterochromia in eyes
Wed, 14 Jun '23
Not well done
Thu, 25 May '23
Not well at all?
Tue, 4 Apr '23
Opposite of well done
Fri, 3 Feb '23
Like a Buffalo nickel
Wed, 30 Nov '22
Definitely not well done
Wed, 21 Sep '22
Like blue lobsters
Fri, 8 Jul '22
Prized, perhaps
Sun, 12 Jun '22
Valuable to collectors
Sun, 27 Mar '22
Like a T206 Honus Wagner baseball card
Mon, 21 Mar '22
Uncommon
Tue, 18 Jan '22
Uncommon
Sun, 12 Sep '21
Half-baked?
Sat, 28 Aug '21
Word with earth or bird
Mon, 2 Aug '21
Happening once in a blue moon
Mon, 31 May '21
Red, as a steak
Thu, 6 May '21
Unusual
Thu, 18 Feb '21
Hardly to be had
Tue, 9 Feb '21
Numismatic classification
Sun, 17 Jan '21
Like snow leopards and Siberian tigers
Mon, 11 Jan '21
Hard to find