A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Sun, 17 Nov '24
Sports division?
Thu, 8 Aug '24
Zero preceder
Thu, 18 Apr '24
Clear
Tue, 26 Mar '24
Not gross, as income
Sun, 17 Mar '24
Division for a tennis match
Wed, 13 Mar '24
"Interwebs"
Mon, 26 Feb '24
Trawler's mesh
Thu, 15 Feb '24
Spider web, effectively
Mon, 12 Feb '24
Take-home amount
Tue, 30 Jan '24
Souvenir for a basketball team
Thu, 4 Jan '24
Bit of fishing gear
Fri, 15 Dec '23
Equipment in hockey, lacrosse and pickleball
Sun, 12 Nov '23
Trawler's need
Tue, 3 Oct '23
Take home
Mon, 14 Aug '23
Soccer player's target
Tue, 1 Aug '23
After expenses
Tue, 18 Jul '23
Bit of fishing gear
Wed, 21 Jun '23
Fishing aid
Tue, 20 Jun '23
Butterfly catcher
Thu, 18 May '23
What's rustled in a swish
Thu, 4 May '23
Final number, say
Mon, 20 Feb '23
Court divider
Wed, 14 Sep '22
Angling accessory
Sat, 10 Sep '22
Acquire
Mon, 5 Sep '22
Bit of equipment in tennis and basketball
Fri, 29 Jul '22
Bun holder
Thu, 21 Jul '22
Bring in
Tue, 22 Feb '22
After tax
Tue, 1 Feb '22
Acrobat's safeguard
Sun, 30 Jan '22
March Madness "trophy"
Wed, 26 Jan '22
Sports barrier ... or target
Wed, 5 Jan '22
After tax
Sun, 5 Dec '21
See 20-Across
Tue, 16 Nov '21
Bit of fishing equipment
Sun, 17 Oct '21
Souvenir for a Final Four team
Mon, 6 Sep '21
Tennis court divider
Sun, 11 Jul '21
Not gross
Sun, 20 Jun '21
Lets hit it!
Sun, 13 Jun '21
Basketball champions' "trophy"
Wed, 26 May '21
Left after taxes
Tue, 18 May '21
"Nothing but ___!"
Sun, 18 Apr '21
What's at the center of some court battles?
Sat, 20 Mar '21
It's not gross
Wed, 17 Mar '21
Dot follower, maybe
Mon, 1 Mar '21
After tax
Tue, 23 Feb '21
Court divider
Thu, 4 Feb '21
Clear