A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

WART

Fri, 29 Sep '23
Growth that may be treated with salicylic acid
Sun, 1 Jan '23
Imperfection, metaphorically
Tue, 20 Dec '22
Witch's facial feature
Sun, 23 Oct '22
Guru
Tue, 9 Aug '22
Blemish, so to speak
Sun, 6 Mar '22
Bump on a frog