A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ARMED

Sun, 2 Jun '24
Like security systems
Tue, 21 May '24
One-___ bandit
Tue, 30 Jan '24
Packing heat
Mon, 12 Jun '23
Carrying weapons
Tue, 10 May '22
Packing, so to speak
Mon, 16 Aug '21
Packing heat
Mon, 1 Feb '21
Ready for battle
Tue, 19 Jan '21
Partner of dangerous