A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

UPON

Mon, 24 Jun '24
Fairy tale's second word, often
Sat, 2 Mar '24
Over
Fri, 16 Feb '24
Informed of
Sun, 3 Sep '23
"___ the Roof" (1962 hit for the Drifters)
Wed, 30 Aug '23
Once ___ a time,
Mon, 28 Aug '23
"___ further reflection …"
Thu, 10 Aug '23
Familiar with
Wed, 14 Jun '23
Not in the dark about
Sat, 25 Mar '23
What can follow follow, sneak or check
Sun, 19 Mar '23
Atop
Fri, 9 Dec '22
Knowing all about
Sat, 3 Dec '22
Atop
Tue, 16 Aug '22
Well informed about
Tue, 22 Feb '22
Well informed about
Tue, 21 Dec '21
"___ the housetop, click, click, click ..."
Fri, 5 Nov '21
Keeping current with
Mon, 6 Sep '21
"Once ___ a time"
Tue, 17 Aug '21
Atop
Thu, 13 May '21
"___ reflection ..."