A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

GREASE

Wed, 16 Apr '25
Common stove residue to be cleaned up
Sun, 12 Mar '23
It smooths the way
Tue, 3 Aug '21
Musical that was the highest-grossing movie in 1978
Sun, 28 Mar '21
Hit movie released as "Vaselina" in Mexico