A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

PART

Tue, 18 Jul '23
Result of splitting hairs?
Fri, 30 Jun '23
Role
Mon, 5 Jun '23
Line made by a comb
Tue, 28 Mar '23
Line made with a comb
Sun, 5 Jun '22
Split hairs?
Fri, 16 Jul '21
Splitting of hairs?
Mon, 31 May '21
Something tried out for in a tryout