A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

AXES

Sun, 1 Sep '24
Short nap
Mon, 16 Oct '23
Lumberjacks swing them
Fri, 23 Sep '22
Chops
Thu, 6 Jan '22
x, y and sometimes z
Sun, 12 Sep '21
x, y and z
Mon, 14 Jun '21
x and y, on a graph