A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

PEN

Tue, 3 Jun '25
Author
Mon, 31 Mar '25
Word after poison or bull
Tue, 4 Mar '25
Fountain ___
Sun, 23 Feb '25
Pig's digs
Thu, 26 Dec '24
Signature item
Sun, 8 Dec '24
Branded item at a bank, maybe
Mon, 2 Dec '24
Ballpoint or highlighter
Wed, 2 Oct '24
It might need to be recapped
Thu, 5 Sep '24
Corral
Mon, 29 Jul '24
Something brought out with a restaurant check
Sun, 28 Jul '24
Aptly named writers' association
Sat, 20 Jul '24
Compose
Sun, 7 Jul '24
"The tongue of the mind," per Cervantes
Mon, 13 May '24
Writing implement with ink
Mon, 20 Feb '23
Calligrapher's implement
Tue, 25 Oct '22
Fountain ___
Sat, 1 Oct '22
"The tongue of the soul," per Cervantes
Thu, 1 Sep '22
What may be filled with ink … or oink
Fri, 5 Aug '22
Female swan
Wed, 13 Jul '22
Word with poison or pig
Fri, 24 Jun '22
Writers' org. with apt initials
Wed, 4 May '22
Corral, e.g.
Sun, 20 Mar '22
Crossword solving option
Sat, 19 Mar '22
Fold
Mon, 28 Feb '22
Writing implement filled with 37-Down
Mon, 27 Dec '21
Implement with ink
Sun, 31 Oct '21
It might click for a writer
Sun, 29 Aug '21
Something you might click to open
Sat, 17 Apr '21
Something opened with a click
Fri, 9 Apr '21
Stock holder?
Sun, 24 Jan '21
Signature item