A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

CUT

Fri, 15 Aug '25
Director's cry
Sat, 21 Jun '25
Prune, say
Mon, 23 Dec '24
Trim from the roster
Wed, 17 Jul '24
Divide, as a deck of cards
Thu, 7 Dec '23
Word with clean or clear
Sun, 30 Jul '23
Director's shout
Thu, 28 Jul '22
With the circled letters, a hint to solving seven Across clues