A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DOE

Sun, 22 Sep '24
Female in the forest
Fri, 30 Aug '24
Animal found on either end of a scale
Sun, 18 Aug '24
Agcy. overseeing public schools
Mon, 5 Aug '24
Anonymous Jane or John
Sun, 7 Apr '24
Where the buck might stop?
Sun, 26 Nov '23
Fawn's mother
Sun, 2 Jul '23
Female 20-Down
Sun, 28 May '23
Mother rabbit
Wed, 26 Apr '23
Female hamster
Sun, 5 Mar '23
Buck chaser?
Thu, 22 Dec '22
John ___
Wed, 14 Dec '22
Mommie deer-est?
Thu, 10 Nov '22
One given to fawning
Tue, 6 Sep '22
Anonymous John or Jane
Wed, 27 Jul '22
Anonymous last name
Mon, 20 Jun '22
Fawn's mother
Mon, 2 May '22
Female deer
Mon, 18 Apr '22
Stag's mate
Wed, 12 Jan '22
Female whitetail, e.g.
Mon, 6 Dec '21
Stag's mate
Fri, 27 Aug '21
First word in a classic song from "The Sound of Music"
Sun, 1 Aug '21
Stag's date?
Tue, 1 Jun '21
John or Jane, in court
Sun, 16 May '21
Anonymous surname
Wed, 24 Feb '21
Anonymous surname
Thu, 28 Jan '21
Female kangaroo