A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

HALF

Fri, 2 May '25
One of two for one
Thu, 2 Jan '25
Word before and after an ampersand, in the grocery
Thu, 13 Jun '24
Break point in sports?
Tue, 7 Mar '23
A laugh and a ___
Mon, 23 Jan '23
Two quarters
Fri, 29 Jul '22
One of two
Wed, 23 Feb '22
What 12 is, to this clue's number
Wed, 24 Nov '21
___-truths
Sun, 1 Aug '21
12/24, e.g.