A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MUD

Thu, 5 Mar '26
Stuff that's slung
Sun, 8 Feb '26
Makeup of some face masks
Wed, 31 Dec '25
Mess around a sty
Thu, 27 Mar '25
Feature of some outdoor obstacle courses
Sat, 11 Jan '25
Result of a downpour, perhaps
Tue, 10 Dec '24
Problem for shoes on a rainy day
Tue, 18 Jun '24
"Slung" stuff
Fri, 17 Nov '23
Word with puppy or pie
Sat, 21 May '22
Feature of many a military obstacle course