A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

KNEE

Sat, 19 Oct '24
Support for a proposal
Sun, 21 Jul '24
"Seat" for a toddler
Wed, 3 Apr '24
A proposal might be done on one
Sun, 31 Mar '24
Cap's place
Sun, 10 Mar '24
Part of the body to slap
Mon, 30 Oct '23
Midleg
Thu, 28 Sep '23
Hacky Sack hitter
Tue, 29 Aug '23
Thigh/shin connector
Sun, 27 Aug '23
Common site for a scrape
Sun, 16 Jul '23
Kind of a jerk?
Sun, 2 Jul '23
Hopping joint?
Thu, 18 May '23
Mini display?
Tue, 11 Apr '23
Part of pants that may be well worn
Wed, 22 Feb '23
It's bent while genuflecting
Fri, 10 Feb '23
Take a ___
Sat, 28 Jan '23
Take a ___
Fri, 18 Nov '22
Where a doctor might check for a monosynaptic reflex
Mon, 7 Nov '22
Word with jerk or joint
Wed, 26 Oct '22
Bend it, like Beckham?
Sun, 11 Sep '22
Flying ___ (martial arts strike)
Wed, 11 May '22
Banjo spot, in song
Tue, 10 May '22
One may be taken in protest
Sun, 6 Feb '22
Spot for a patch, perhaps
Thu, 21 Oct '21
Something taken in protest
Sat, 11 Sep '21
Take a ___
Thu, 29 Jul '21
Where bursitis may appear
Tue, 6 Jul '21
Bendable body part
Wed, 23 Jun '21
It may be taken in protest
Tue, 25 May '21
Part of the body mentioned in "Oh! Susanna"
Tue, 9 Feb '21
Part of jeans that might be ripped
Sun, 10 Jan '21
To take this, paradoxically, might signify taking a stand