A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LYE

Tue, 10 Jun '25
Common name for NaOH
Mon, 13 Jan '25
Caustic drain cleaner
Sun, 20 Oct '24
"That's a ___!" (chemist's punny observation)
Thu, 29 Aug '24
Very basic cleaner
Sun, 28 Jul '24
Substance in a bagel-making "bath"
Thu, 18 Jul '24
Caustic cleaner
Sat, 29 Jun '24
Solution for many cleaning problems
Tue, 14 May '24
Caustic solution
Fri, 10 May '24
Wood ash + water
Tue, 7 May '24
Very basic stuff?
Wed, 1 Feb '23
Strong cleaner
Fri, 18 Nov '22
Compound used to make soft pretzels
Thu, 27 Oct '22
Solution to some chemistry problems?
Tue, 2 Aug '22
Caustic agent
Mon, 18 Jul '22
Ingredient in soapmaking
Fri, 15 Apr '22
Pipe cleaner
Sun, 20 Mar '22
It may be part of a solution
Tue, 12 Oct '21
NaOH, familiarly
Sun, 26 Sep '21
___ soap
Tue, 25 May '21
Harsh cleaning agent
Sun, 9 May '21
Cleaning solution
Mon, 5 Apr '21
Caustic solution
Sun, 7 Mar '21
NaOH
Wed, 10 Feb '21
It's used in soapmaking
Fri, 29 Jan '21
Basic cleaner