A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BENT

Thu, 16 May '24
Having a kink, maybe
Sat, 20 Jan '24
Bowed
Sun, 9 Jul '23
Like a spoon in a magic show
Sat, 21 Jan '23
Disposition
Fri, 14 Oct '22
Warped
Wed, 23 Feb '22
"Get ___!"
Mon, 12 Jul '21
Like the wire in paper clips
Sun, 11 Apr '21
Natural talent
Wed, 31 Mar '21
Crooked
Sun, 21 Mar '21
Set (on)