A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SET

Wed, 24 Jul '24
Collector's goal
Thu, 11 Jul '24
Determined
Tue, 11 Jun '24
"I'm all ___"
Mon, 10 Jun '24
Sink, as the sun
Mon, 10 Jun '24
Theater backdrop
Mon, 10 Jun '24
Put (down)
Mon, 10 Jun '24
Prepare, as the dinner table
Mon, 10 Jun '24
Written in stone
Mon, 10 Jun '24
Unit for a comedian or musician
Mon, 10 Jun '24
Like hard plaster
Mon, 10 Jun '24
Guinness world record holder for "English word with the most meanings"
Mon, 10 Jun '24
Part of a tennis match
Mon, 10 Jun '24
Mathematical grouping using curly brackets
Mon, 10 Jun '24
Having everything one needs
Mon, 10 Jun '24
Volleyball move before a spike
Mon, 10 Jun '24
Complete collection
Mon, 10 Jun '24
Adjust, as a watch
Thu, 18 Apr '24
Not wavering
Sun, 4 Feb '24
Word after dead or data
Thu, 25 Jan '24
Good to go
Mon, 15 Jan '24
Volleyball action between bump and spike
Sun, 7 Jan '24
Complete collection
Wed, 22 Nov '23
Solidify
Sun, 15 Oct '23
Word with "to work" or "to stun"
Mon, 9 Oct '23
Moviemaking locale
Wed, 4 Oct '23
Comedy club division
Sun, 20 Aug '23
Harden
Sun, 6 Aug '23
Complete collection
Sat, 22 Jul '23
Musical unit
Sat, 8 Jul '23
{T, H, I, S}, in mathematics
Sun, 2 Jul '23
Ready-to-go link?
Sun, 18 Jun '23
With 44-Down, not subject to change
Mon, 5 Jun '23
Adjust, as a thermostat
Mon, 8 May '23
Tennis unit
Thu, 27 Apr '23
Good to go
Wed, 26 Apr '23
{2, 4, 6, 8}, e.g.
Sun, 19 Mar '23
Completed collection
Tue, 28 Feb '23
Collect it all!
Mon, 27 Feb '23
Filming location
Thu, 19 Jan '23
Volleyball maneuver
Fri, 13 Jan '23
Harden
Tue, 13 Dec '22
Collectible group
Mon, 7 Nov '22
6-3, 6-2 or 7-6
Mon, 3 Oct '22
Wimbledon unit
Mon, 19 Sep '22
Cry between "ready" and "go"
Mon, 12 Sep '22
Where a TV show is filmed
Wed, 7 Sep '22
Where the action happens
Sat, 23 Jul '22
Use curlers on, say
Wed, 13 Jul '22
Train ___
Fri, 17 Jun '22
Taken care of
Thu, 16 Jun '22
Stand-up comic's material
Mon, 6 Jun '22
Call between ready and go
Sun, 29 May '22
Situated
Mon, 23 May '22
"Ready, ___, go!"
Thu, 12 May '22
Harden
Sun, 1 May '22
Tennis division
Wed, 20 Apr '22
Decided
Tue, 19 Apr '22
6-3 in tennis, e.g.
Sun, 27 Mar '22
Not needing a thing
Sun, 20 Mar '22
Take place?
Sun, 6 Mar '22
Prearranged
Wed, 2 Feb '22
Solidify, as Jell-O
Mon, 31 Jan '22
Mathematical grouping
Sat, 15 Jan '22
All ___
Wed, 5 Jan '22
Finalized
Thu, 30 Dec '21
Having everything one needs
Wed, 15 Dec '21
Cry between "ready" and "go"
Sun, 5 Dec '21
Card-matching game
Wed, 20 Oct '21
One of several in a Venn diagram
Tue, 7 Sep '21
Theatrical backdrop
Fri, 3 Sep '21
___ theory
Fri, 16 Jul '21
Word with over 400 definitions in the O.E.D.
Fri, 2 Jul '21
Word after dead or data
Fri, 7 May '21
Good to go
Wed, 7 Apr '21
Ready to go
Sat, 6 Mar '21
What curly brackets denote, in mathematics
Wed, 17 Feb '21
Filming locale