A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BATS

Wed, 20 Aug '25
Cave dwellers
Sat, 14 Jun '25
Cricket swatters
Sun, 20 Apr '25
They hang around a lot
Wed, 20 Nov '24
Flying mammals
Mon, 4 Nov '24
Hangers from cave ceilings
Sun, 29 Oct '23
What vampires don't turn into, in "Twilight"
Tue, 7 Feb '23
Is up, in baseball
Mon, 12 Dec '22
Fliers that may consume thousands of insects in an hour
Mon, 26 Sep '22
Faces a pitcher
Sun, 25 Sep '22
Steps up to the plate
Fri, 18 Mar '22
They may emit as many as 200 beeps per second
Mon, 6 Sep '21
Have ___ in one's belfry