A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

OVALS

Mon, 17 Mar '25
Face shapes
Fri, 7 Mar '25
Slices of hard-boiled eggs, for instance
Mon, 15 Jul '24
NASCAR circuits, geometrically
Tue, 12 Mar '24
Racetrack shapes
Thu, 18 Aug '22
Some tracks
Thu, 19 May '22
Cricket fields and badminton racket heads, for two
Sat, 4 Sep '21
Cricket fields, e.g.