A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

PEEL

Sun, 31 Aug '25
Zest
Wed, 21 May '25
What old paint might do
Wed, 11 Dec '24
Source of zest
Mon, 5 Aug '24
Slippery part of a banana
Thu, 13 Jun '24
Pizzeria implement
Mon, 8 Jan '24
Banana discard
Sun, 27 Aug '23
Certain spa treatment
Thu, 5 Jan '23
Negroni garnish
Fri, 23 Dec '22
Part usually thrown away
Tue, 13 Dec '22
Banana skin
Fri, 7 Oct '22
Chemical ___
Thu, 29 Sep '22
Take off fast, with "out"
Sun, 19 Jun '22
Certain spa treatment
Sun, 20 Mar '22
Bit of kitchen waste
Fri, 4 Mar '22
Leave quickly, with "out"
Sat, 12 Feb '22
Spa offering
Mon, 3 Jan '22
Banana skin
Mon, 6 Dec '21
Outside of an orange
Fri, 10 Sep '21
Fibrous part of a potato