A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

RAT

Mon, 29 Apr '24
One who snitches
Tue, 16 Apr '24
___ czar, N.Y.C. government position whose job listing called for "a virulent vehemence for vermin"
Tue, 5 Dec '23
Smallest of the Chinese zodiac animals
Wed, 18 Oct '23
Tell (on)
Tue, 17 Oct '23
Fink
Sat, 23 Sep '23
Teller, perhaps
Thu, 31 Aug '23
Templeton of "Charlotte's Web," for one
Mon, 17 Jul '23
Tell (on)
Tue, 11 Jul '23
Rizzo the ___, "The Muppet Show" character
Thu, 13 Apr '23
No-goodnik
Tue, 14 Mar '23
One who snitches
Sun, 13 Nov '22
Chinese zodiac animal
Sat, 5 Nov '22
Peter Pettigrew's Animagus, in the Harry Potter books
Sun, 4 Sep '22
Teller, maybe
Sun, 21 Aug '22
Kangaroo ___
Sat, 28 May '22
Name names
Wed, 9 Mar '22
Tattletale
Sun, 13 Feb '22
Ship pest
Sun, 7 Nov '21
Bad person to confess bad things to
Thu, 2 Sep '21
Snitch
Mon, 9 Aug '21
Pig follower in the Chinese zodiac
Thu, 22 Jul '21
Bad singer?
Wed, 14 Jul '21
Narc (on)
Sun, 20 Jun '21
Chinese zodiac animal
Sun, 9 May '21
Mobster's undoing
Fri, 23 Apr '21
Singer in the family?
Wed, 17 Feb '21
Squeaker or squealer