A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

AIM

Mon, 7 Oct '24
Good attribute for a darts player
Sun, 8 Sep '24
Goal
Tue, 9 Jul '24
Intention
Thu, 18 Apr '24
Sightsee?
Mon, 22 Jan '24
Asset in playing Whac-A-Mole
Mon, 28 Aug '23
Goal
Mon, 14 Aug '23
Archer's asset
Thu, 30 Mar '23
Sale, for a retailer
Sat, 28 Jan '23
Hoped-for result
Tue, 4 Oct '22
Target
Sun, 2 Oct '22
Asset when playing cornhole
Sun, 28 Aug '22
Goal
Sat, 13 Aug '22
Intent
Tue, 24 May '22
Asset when playing Skee-Ball
Tue, 18 Jan '22
Point
Mon, 6 Sep '21
Command between "ready" and "fire"
Mon, 5 Jul '21
"Ready, ___, fire!"
Sun, 30 May '21
Objective
Sat, 8 May '21
Archery need
Tue, 2 Mar '21
Step between "ready" and "fire"