A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MATH

Fri, 5 Jul '24
Will Hunting's expertise in "Good Will Hunting"
Wed, 3 Jul '24
Number cruncher's skill
Wed, 17 Apr '24
Mental ___
Wed, 28 Feb '24
What Professor Moriarty was a professor of
Thu, 7 Jul '22
"Do the ___"