A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

CAP

Fri, 16 Aug '24
Limit
Sat, 22 Jun '24
Complete, with "off"
Fri, 10 May '24
Lie, in slang
Fri, 19 Jan '24
Limit
Sun, 31 Dec '23
A mushroom's is called a pileus
Mon, 13 Nov '23
Upper limit
Sun, 24 Sep '23
Place for a feather
Fri, 4 Aug '23
Cover
Wed, 24 May '23
Toadstool topper
Wed, 22 Mar '23
Max
Sat, 18 Mar '23
What a retractable pen lacks
Mon, 26 Sep '22
Mushroom top
Sat, 20 Aug '22
Part of an oil well, maybe
Wed, 17 Aug '22
Gown go-with
Sat, 16 Jul '22
Cutoff point
Mon, 20 Jun '22
Beanie, e.g.
Thu, 25 Nov '21
Stadium souvenir
Sun, 5 Sep '21
Limit