A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SOLOS

Sat, 4 Nov '23
Performances most likely to cause sweaty palms
Mon, 28 Aug '23
One-person performances
Thu, 8 Jun '23
Notes to self?
Fri, 27 Jan '23
Some daring ascents
Thu, 15 Sep '22
Goes it alone
Fri, 7 Jan '22
Numbers not meant to be shared
Sun, 25 Jul '21
Star performances, maybe
Sun, 7 Mar '21
Arias, typically