A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

OPENS

Sun, 14 Dec '25
Commences
Sat, 22 Feb '25
Reveals oneself, with "up"
Sat, 18 May '24
Goes first
Fri, 1 Sep '23
Bids one club, say
Sun, 26 Dec '21
Some sports tournaments
Fri, 22 Oct '21
Is on first
Thu, 26 Aug '21
Warms up the crowd, in a way
Fri, 26 Mar '21
Warms up the crowd, say