A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ARAT

Sun, 2 Feb '25
"I smell ___"
Wed, 30 Aug '23
Hamlet's interrogative after "How now!"
Tue, 15 Mar '22
"I smell ___" (words of suspicion)
Sun, 8 Aug '21
"Was it ___ I saw?" (classic palindrome)