A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ENIGMA

Thu, 22 Aug '24
Tough nut to crack
Tue, 23 Jul '24
Cipher machine of W.W. II
Mon, 12 Feb '24
Riddle
Wed, 7 Sep '22
Very secretive sort
Sun, 24 Oct '21
Personality that's hard to read
Sun, 15 Aug '21
Monthly publication of the National Puzzlers' League, with "The"