A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

FEAST

Fri, 2 Jan '26
Meaty meal
Sat, 20 Dec '25
Significant spread
Sun, 3 Nov '24
Eid al-Fitr celebration
Sat, 20 May '23
Quite a spread
Wed, 7 Dec '22
Famine's counterpart
Wed, 5 Jan '22
*One of two extremes in a saying
Sun, 1 Aug '21
Big spread