A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SOS

Sat, 3 May '25
Cry for help
Tue, 29 Apr '25
"Hel-l-lp!"
Wed, 23 Apr '25
Letters written in the sand, maybe
Tue, 18 Mar '25
"Help!"
Sat, 15 Mar '25
Help line?
Mon, 17 Feb '25
"Please send assistance A.S.A.P.!"
Sun, 12 Jan '25
Cry for help
Sat, 21 Dec '24
This means trouble
Thu, 5 Dec '24
"Help wanted" sign?
Sun, 13 Oct '24
Castaway's call
Sun, 15 Sep '24
Lost-at-sea plea
Sat, 17 Aug '24
Cry for help
Sun, 4 Aug '24
••• – – – •••
Wed, 3 Apr '24
Message communicated as "short-short-short, long-long-long, short-short-short"
Mon, 1 Jan '24
"Rescue us!"
Thu, 14 Dec '23
A call for help
Tue, 5 Dec '23
"Mayday!"
Sat, 18 Nov '23
Hit song title for Abba or Rihanna
Sat, 14 Oct '23
Adoption of the International Radiotelegraph Convention in 1906
Tue, 3 Oct '23
"Help!"
Wed, 9 Aug '23
Brillo competitor
Tue, 20 Jun '23
Distress call
Thu, 15 Jun '23
Palindromic plea
Sun, 4 Jun '23
"Help!"
Wed, 12 Apr '23
Help line?
Fri, 20 Jan '23
Letters that shouldn't be written big for air rescue (a single V or X is best)
Wed, 4 Jan '23
Letters requesting help
Sat, 3 Dec '22
Kind of pad
Sun, 20 Nov '22
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Mon, 14 Nov '22
Letters spelled out with rocks on a desert island, in cartoons
Sun, 3 Jul '22
Sea plea
Fri, 4 Feb '22
A call for help
Tue, 26 Oct '21
Castaway's "Help!"
Wed, 1 Sep '21
Message often written in large letters
Mon, 23 Aug '21
"Help!"
Tue, 10 Aug '21
[Send assistance!]
Thu, 1 Jul '21
Rihanna's first #1 single
Mon, 17 May '21
... --- ...
Mon, 25 Jan '21
Emergency call in Morse code
Wed, 20 Jan '21
Brillo rival
Sun, 27 Dec '20
Brand of pads