A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

NOIR

Wed, 19 Jul '23
Gritty film
Sun, 16 Jul '23
Blanc's opposite
Tue, 25 Apr '23
Crime genre
Wed, 12 Apr '23
Pinot ___
Tue, 7 Mar '23
Dark film genre
Fri, 17 Feb '23
"The Third Man," for one
Thu, 22 Dec '22
Hard-boiled film genre
Tue, 12 Jul '22
Counterpart of rouge, in roulette
Mon, 8 Nov '21
Dark film genre
Mon, 12 Jul '21
Black: Fr.