A History of Short Words
From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle
PARE
- Tue, 15 Jul '25
 - Remove the skin from
 - Tue, 17 Jun '25
 - Cut back
 - Wed, 5 Feb '25
 - Trim (down)
 - Mon, 7 Aug '23
 - Trim (down)
 - Wed, 15 Mar '23
 - Trim
 - Sat, 17 Dec '22
 - Winnow
 - Sat, 3 Dec '22
 - Peel
 - Sun, 19 Jun '22
 - Trim
 - Tue, 24 May '22
 - Trim
 - Mon, 9 May '22
 - Peel ... or, phonetically, a fruit you might do this to
 - Wed, 11 Aug '21
 - Whittle (down)
 - Tue, 9 Mar '21
 - Shave
 - Tue, 2 Feb '21
 - Trim