A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ELEMENT

Thu, 22 May '25
Palladium, e.g.
Sun, 21 Aug '22
Erbium, terbium or ytterbium
Tue, 12 Oct '21
One of more than 115 on a table
Thu, 26 Aug '21
U, V, W or Y, but not X
Fri, 2 Apr '21
He or I, but not you?