A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SLOE

Sat, 3 May '25
Blackthorn berry
Mon, 27 Jan '25
Purple fruit used for flavoring
Sun, 15 Dec '24
Plum variety often used in spirits
Tue, 10 Dec '24
Gin flavoring
Tue, 13 Aug '24
___ gin fizz
Thu, 27 Jul '23
Fruit in the liqueur patxaran
Wed, 5 Jul '23
Plum used to flavor spirits
Tue, 20 Jun '23
Purplish fruit used in gin
Sun, 2 Apr '23
Blue berry
Tue, 21 Mar '23
Gin flavoring
Tue, 28 Feb '23
Gin-flavoring fruit
Sun, 15 Jan '23
Gin add-in
Sun, 11 Dec '22
Blackthorn fruit
Fri, 26 Aug '22
Fruit-bearing shrub known botanically as Prunus spinosa
Thu, 25 Aug '22
Fruity liqueur base
Sun, 14 Aug '22
Cousin of a plum
Sun, 17 Jul '22
Fruit also called blackthorn
Tue, 14 Jun '22
Gin flavoring
Tue, 1 Feb '22
Blackthorn fruit
Fri, 14 Jan '22
Blackthorn
Fri, 6 Aug '21
Fruit used to flavor the liqueur patxaran
Thu, 11 Feb '21
Sour-tasting fruit