A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

INKY

Sat, 30 Dec '23
Completely black, as the sky
Sun, 5 Nov '23
Like a leaky pen
Sat, 4 Feb '23
Black as night
Sat, 10 Sep '22
Jet
Thu, 27 Jan '22
Like a stamp pad
Thu, 5 Aug '21
Stained, in a way
Sun, 21 Feb '21
Black
Sat, 23 Jan '21
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