A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Sun, 11 Jan '26
Practice witchcraft on
Mon, 24 Feb '25
Bit of dark magic
Wed, 10 Apr '24
Spell that's "broken" by 23-Across
Mon, 9 Oct '23
Wizard's curse
Tue, 8 Aug '23
Wicked spell
Sun, 26 Mar '23
Spell of bad luck?
Mon, 18 Jul '22
Put a jinx on
Mon, 21 Feb '22
Magic spell
Wed, 14 Jul '21
Curse
Thu, 27 May '21
"Imperio" or "Crucio" in the Harry Potter books