A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

RARE

Thu, 17 Oct '24
Half-baked?
Mon, 14 Oct '24
Happening once in a blue moon
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