A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

AIM

Wed, 30 Jul '25
Object
Wed, 23 Jul '25
Objective
Thu, 17 Jul '25
Target
Sun, 18 May '25
Get ready to take a shot
Tue, 13 May '25
Use a scope
Mon, 28 Apr '25
Shout between "ready" and "fire"
Sat, 1 Mar '25
Objective
Sun, 19 Jan '25
Arjuna's skill, in the "Mahabharata"
Wed, 6 Nov '24
Target
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"