A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

STENCIL

Tue, 4 Jan '22
Artist's shortcut
Thu, 26 Aug '21
Need for making pochoir prints
Sun, 1 Aug '21
Help when writing a letter
Sat, 3 Jul '21
Trace evidence?
Mon, 15 Mar '21
Sign maker's pattern
Fri, 5 Mar '21
Trace element?