A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TENS

Thu, 25 Jan '24
Bowling pins on the back right
Thu, 13 Jul '23
Some bills
Thu, 22 Jun '23
Pair nicknamed "dynamite" in Texas hold 'em
Sun, 19 Feb '23
___ across the board (perfect score)
Tue, 17 Jan '23
Hamilton's notes
Sun, 18 Dec '22
Place in math class
Fri, 10 Sep '21
Top marks
Fri, 23 Jul '21
TNT, in poker slang
Thu, 15 Jul '21
Second place at a math competition?
Wed, 10 Feb '21
Till compartment
Sun, 7 Feb '21
Abacus column
Sun, 3 Jan '21
Yellow bills in Monopoly