A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

RAGS

Tue, 14 Oct '25
Poverty, symbolically
Mon, 16 Jun '25
Supermarket tabloids, informally
Sun, 18 May '25
Pauperism, so to speak
Wed, 12 Apr '23
Former T-shirts, perhaps
Tue, 19 Jul '22
Many Scott Joplin compositions