A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SPELL

Sun, 29 Oct '23
Something that may be cast
Fri, 29 Sep '23
Write some letters
Sun, 8 Jan '23
One cast in a fantasy movie
Wed, 14 Dec '22
Something you need to do to solve crosswords
Sun, 10 Apr '22
One might be cold or dry
Sun, 20 Feb '22
Bit of magic