A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SOAP

Sun, 14 Apr '24
Substance originally made with animal fat and wood ash
Wed, 6 Mar '24
Bar that gets smaller and smaller
Sat, 18 Nov '23
Makeup of some wet bars
Sun, 15 Oct '23
Telenovela, e.g.
Thu, 27 Apr '23
Bar on a dish
Mon, 10 Apr '23
Daytime TV drama, informally
Tue, 28 Jun '22
Telenovela, e.g.
Mon, 17 Jan '22
Dove or Dial
Sun, 26 Dec '21
Wet bar?
Sun, 17 Oct '21
Series that might feature a long-lost father-uncle
Sun, 1 Aug '21
Lava, e.g.
Wed, 9 Jun '21
Dial or Tone
Sun, 25 Apr '21
Telenovela, e.g.
Fri, 12 Mar '21
Dove in a bathtub, say
Tue, 26 Jan '21
Lava, e.g.
Sun, 17 Jan '21
Dove bar, e.g.