A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LESS

Sun, 22 Dec '24
You shouldn't settle for it
Wed, 11 Dec '24
Not as much
Mon, 18 Nov '24
"Sometimes ___ is more"
Mon, 22 Jul '24
What the KonMari Method leaves you with
Fri, 14 Jun '24
Off
Sat, 8 Jun '24
Minus
Fri, 8 Mar '24
What some consume on a diet
Sat, 3 Feb '24
Off
Wed, 31 Jan '24
Taking off
Sun, 10 Dec '23
What a haggler hopes to pay
Sun, 29 Oct '23
Without
Sun, 2 Jul '23
Minus
Thu, 9 Mar '23
What slackers do vis-à-vis non-slackers
Sat, 25 Feb '23
"Stand a little ___ between me and the sun" (reputed words from Diogenes to Alexander)
Sun, 6 Nov '22
Counterpart of -ful
Mon, 4 Jul '22
More's opposite
Mon, 20 Jun '22
Word sometimes used incorrectly for "fewer"
Fri, 13 May '22
Wed, 4 May '22
Without
Mon, 25 Apr '22
"And I – I took the one ___ traveled by": Robert Frost
Sat, 8 Jan '22
Taking off
Thu, 2 Dec '21
Word often confused with "fewer"
Mon, 9 Aug '21
Not so much
Tue, 22 Jun '21
More, as the saying goes
Sun, 17 Jan '21
What's more, it's said