A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

AFAR

Thu, 19 Feb '26
Over yonder
Sun, 11 Jan '26
Way off in the distance
Thu, 11 Dec '25
Some ways off
Tue, 9 Dec '25
Not close by
Sun, 10 Aug '25
Nowhere close
Thu, 7 Aug '25
Where the Magi journeyed from
Thu, 31 Jul '25
Way off
Thu, 22 May '25
A long way away
Sun, 5 Jan '25
Way off
Thu, 14 Nov '24
A ways away
Wed, 6 Nov '24
In the distance
Sat, 19 Oct '24
Really out there
Tue, 9 Jul '24
Way, way off
Tue, 12 Mar '24
A ways away
Thu, 22 Feb '24
Way off
Tue, 20 Feb '24
Miles away
Wed, 3 Jan '24
Yonder
Fri, 17 Nov '23
Where many travelers come from
Thu, 3 Aug '23
Quite a distance
Wed, 26 Jul '23
Miles away
Sat, 15 Jul '23
Way out
Mon, 5 Jun '23
At a distance
Thu, 26 Jan '23
Way off
Thu, 27 Oct '22
A ways away
Mon, 26 Sep '22
Off in the distance
Tue, 1 Feb '22
A long way off
Fri, 3 Sep '21
"Bearing gifts we traverse ___" ("We Three Kings" lyric)
Fri, 30 Jul '21
48-Down away
Wed, 26 May '21
Way off
Thu, 15 Apr '21
A ways away
Mon, 1 Mar '21
Miles away
Sun, 27 Dec '20
How Phileas Fogg traveled