A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

AMES

Mon, 25 Dec '23
City north of Des Moines
Thu, 2 Nov '23
Hawkeye State college town
Mon, 24 Apr '23
Iowa college town
Sun, 11 Dec '22
Midwest college town
Sun, 31 Jul '22
City north of Des Moines
Sat, 29 Jan '22
Upper Midwest town with the world's tallest concrete gnome
Sun, 16 Jan '22
Home of Iowa State
Mon, 27 Dec '21
Iowa campus town
Sun, 31 Oct '21
Silicon Valley's ___ Research Center
Tue, 13 Jul '21
Iowa college town
Sun, 4 Jul '21
___ Building, Boston's first skyscraper
Thu, 1 Jul '21
Midwest center of agricultural research