A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SPOT

Sun, 24 Mar '24
Real bind
Fri, 22 Mar '24
Place
Thu, 7 Dec '23
Locate
Thu, 5 Oct '23
See
Tue, 25 Jul '23
Something "tough to be in"
Mon, 26 Jun '23
Apt name for a Dalmatian
Sun, 23 Apr '23
Give as a handicap, as points
Mon, 19 Dec '22
Smudge
Mon, 5 Dec '22
Dry cleaner's target
Thu, 11 Aug '22
Blotch
Tue, 9 Aug '22
Catch sight of
Sun, 31 Jul '22
"I spilled ___ remover on my dog. Now he's gone": Steven Wright
Fri, 3 Jun '22
Place to park
Thu, 5 May '22
Dilemma
Thu, 3 Feb '22
Primer dog
Fri, 30 Jul '21
Lend a few bucks to, say
Fri, 26 Mar '21
Assist with some heavy lifting