A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

AVAIL

Sun, 7 May '23
Come in handy
Fri, 9 Dec '22
Benefit
Fri, 5 Aug '22
Benefit
Mon, 28 Mar '22
Prove helpful
Mon, 8 Nov '21
Be of use
Tue, 24 Aug '21
Prove useful
Tue, 6 Apr '21
To no ___