A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SUR

Sat, 12 Apr '25
Start to charge?
Mon, 10 Mar '25
___ La Table (high-end cookware shop)
Fri, 20 Dec '24
Lead-in to pass
Wed, 25 Sep '24
California's Big ___
Sun, 4 Aug '24
South of Spain?
Thu, 9 May '24
Big ___
Fri, 21 Jul '23
Big part of California?
Sun, 1 Jan '23
South, in much of South America
Wed, 3 Aug '22
Big ___
Wed, 27 Jul '22
South, south of the border
Sun, 15 May '22
Big ___
Thu, 24 Mar '22
California's Big ___
Sun, 13 Feb '22
Big ___
Tue, 19 Oct '21
California's Big ___
Wed, 4 Aug '21
Opposite of norte
Fri, 9 Apr '21
América del ___