A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ANTE

Mon, 30 Sep '24
Poker buy-in
Thu, 12 Sep '24
Chip in
Sun, 25 Aug '24
Payment before a deal
Fri, 9 Aug '24
Entry fee for some clubs?
Thu, 8 Aug '24
Dealer's request
Wed, 31 Jul '24
Before: Prefix
Sun, 14 Jul '24
Money paid for a hand
Sun, 30 Jun '24
Poker action
Sun, 16 Jun '24
Kitty contribution
Sun, 31 Mar '24
Before-
Tue, 6 Feb '24
Pot starter
Sat, 2 Dec '23
It may be raised at a table
Wed, 15 Nov '23
Pot starter
Tue, 14 Nov '23
Poker buy-in
Thu, 27 Jul '23
Cost of a hand
Sun, 2 Jul '23
A couple of chips, say
Fri, 9 Jun '23
Upfront payment before a deal is made
Wed, 31 May '23
Toss in a chip, say
Mon, 22 May '23
Opening stake
Tue, 9 May '23
Buy in, say
Sun, 16 Apr '23
The "a" of a.m.
Wed, 22 Mar '23
Pot part
Sun, 5 Mar '23
Pot grower?
Sun, 5 Feb '23
Pay (up)
Tue, 24 Jan '23
Poker buy-in
Sat, 17 Dec '22
Pay to play
Sat, 3 Dec '22
Alternative to a blind, in poker
Sat, 19 Nov '22
Deal preceder
Sun, 30 Oct '22
Pre-deal payment
Tue, 25 Oct '22
Casino buy-in
Thu, 6 Oct '22
Before opening?
Mon, 3 Oct '22
Starting poker payment
Sun, 25 Sep '22
Small table fare?
Thu, 22 Sep '22
It goes in the middle of a table
Sat, 17 Sep '22
Pot grower?
Thu, 25 Aug '22
A couple of chips, perhaps
Thu, 18 Aug '22
Pay to play
Tue, 16 Aug '22
Poker payment
Mon, 11 Jul '22
Start a poker pot
Tue, 19 Apr '22
Get in the game?
Mon, 18 Apr '22
Start a poker pot
Sun, 27 Mar '22
Pay (up)
Fri, 25 Feb '22
Alternative to a blind, in poker
Mon, 31 Jan '22
Pay to get in a card game
Wed, 8 Dec '21
Initial stake
Sat, 6 Nov '21
Lead-in to date
Sat, 30 Oct '21
Pot price
Wed, 8 Sep '21
Add to the kitty
Thu, 29 Jul '21
Prefix with penultimate
Fri, 2 Jul '21
Request a hand, say
Sun, 16 May '21
A jokester might say "And the pot thickens" after one
Fri, 2 Apr '21
Kick in
Mon, 29 Mar '21
Pay to play
Sun, 14 Mar '21
Toss in a chip, maybe
Tue, 23 Feb '21
Kick in seed money
Wed, 3 Feb '21
Starting stake
Fri, 29 Jan '21
Penny-___
Thu, 7 Jan '21
Chip in, in a way