A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

PAWN

Fri, 27 Jun '25
One making the first move?
Wed, 2 Apr '25
Threat to a king, maybe
Tue, 16 Jul '24
Lowly chess piece
Mon, 5 Jun '23
Chess piece not allowed to move backward
Thu, 29 Dec '22
Element of an English Opening in chess
Mon, 7 Nov '22
One of 16 on a chessboard
Mon, 26 Jul '21
One of 16 in a chess set