A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

WIT

Wed, 10 Jan '24
Dorothy Parker quality
Sat, 14 Oct '23
Punnery, e.g.
Sat, 25 Mar '23
Wilde thing
Fri, 10 Mar '23
"The salt of conversation, not the food," per William Hazlitt
Tue, 10 Jan '23
Cleverness
Sat, 5 Nov '22
It might be dry or biting
Wed, 14 Sep '22
Punster
Thu, 16 Jun '22
Essence of a good roast
Wed, 27 Apr '22
Drollery
Thu, 6 Jan '22
Funny one
Tue, 3 Aug '21
A pun is said to be the lowest form of this
Sat, 17 Apr '21
"___ has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words": Dorothy Parker
Sat, 20 Feb '21
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