A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ERA

Sun, 17 Nov '24
Swing ___
Sun, 3 Nov '24
Internet ___
Sun, 20 Oct '24
Detergent brand
Thu, 17 Oct '24
The Middle Ages or the Renaissance
Wed, 9 Oct '24
Queen Victoria has one named for her
Sun, 15 Sep '24
Chapter of history
Sun, 1 Sep '24
Period piece
Thu, 29 Aug '24
Constitutional change endorsed by NOW, for short
Thu, 22 Aug '24
Legislative subject of the 2020 miniseries "Mrs. America," for short
Wed, 21 Aug '24
Outfit inspiration for a Swiftie
Fri, 26 Jul '24
Phase
Mon, 15 Jul '24
Historical period
Sun, 30 Jun '24
Time of one's life
Wed, 5 Jun '24
Laundry detergent brand
Tue, 28 May '24
Important period
Mon, 22 Apr '24
Baroque ___ (1600-1750)
Thu, 4 Apr '24
Landmark legislation of 1972, for short
Wed, 27 Mar '24
New ___ (hat brand)
Mon, 25 Mar '24
Paleozoic, e.g.
Sun, 24 Mar '24
Memorable time
Mon, 11 Mar '24
Period of history
Sun, 10 Mar '24
Significant stretch
Tue, 5 Mar '24
Notable time period
Thu, 22 Feb '24
Time to remember
Sun, 18 Feb '24
Modern ___
Wed, 7 Feb '24
Big Band ___
Mon, 29 Jan '24
Historic period
Mon, 15 Jan '24
Historical time span
Tue, 2 Jan '24
Long time
Mon, 4 Dec '23
Historic stretch
Fri, 24 Nov '23
Bygone ___
Wed, 15 Nov '23
Historical period
Mon, 6 Nov '23
Stretch of history
Wed, 18 Oct '23
The Great Depression, for one
Thu, 5 Oct '23
See 64-Across
Sun, 24 Sep '23
The Sixties, e.g.
Wed, 30 Aug '23
Dana's reaction was the start of an ___ for Ava.
Wed, 23 Aug '23
Important stretch
Tue, 22 Aug '23
Geological period
Wed, 16 Aug '23
The Mughal dynasty's reign, e.g.
Sat, 5 Aug '23
M.L.B.'s so-called "dead-ball ___"
Fri, 14 Jul '23
Sports stat that's best when it's below 2
Tue, 6 Jun '23
Noted time period
Sun, 4 Jun '23
Time in history
Thu, 1 Jun '23
Swinging Sixties, e.g.
Sun, 28 May '23
Big time?
Thu, 25 May '23
Geological span
Wed, 10 May '23
Low stat for a top pitcher
Fri, 21 Apr '23
Period of one's life, in TikTok talk
Tue, 18 Apr '23
See 44-Across
Thu, 23 Mar '23
Romantic ___
Sun, 12 Mar '23
It's a stretch
Wed, 8 Mar '23
Noteworthy span
Tue, 14 Feb '23
Notable time
Sun, 12 Feb '23
That's history!
Wed, 21 Dec '22
Swing ___
Mon, 19 Dec '22
Victorian ___ (1837-1901)
Wed, 23 Nov '22
Modern ___
Tue, 22 Nov '22
Pitcher's stat
Mon, 14 Nov '22
Obama ___ (2009-17)
Thu, 27 Oct '22
Modern ___
Sun, 9 Oct '22
Important stretch
Mon, 26 Sep '22
Slice of history
Sat, 17 Sep '22
Jacobean ___
Wed, 14 Sep '22
Baseball's so-called "steroid ___"
Tue, 13 Sep '22
The "E" in B.C.E.
Sun, 11 Sep '22
Napoleonic ___
Wed, 13 Jul '22
Stretch of time
Sat, 25 Jun '22
Classic Vans sneaker model
Tue, 21 Jun '22
Constitutional initiative passed in '72 but never ratified
Thu, 9 Jun '22
___ Now (onetime political button)
Sun, 5 Jun '22
Geological span
Wed, 25 May '22
Unfinished crusade of the 1970s, in brief
Mon, 23 May '22
Distinctive period
Sun, 22 May '22
One's time in office, maybe
Thu, 5 May '22
Bygone ___
Mon, 2 May '22
Big band ___ (time span after the Jazz Age)
Fri, 15 Apr '22
Silent ___
Thu, 14 Apr '22
Jazz Age, e.g.
Wed, 30 Mar '22
The "E" of B.C.E.
Wed, 16 Mar '22
Swing ___ (1933-47)
Sat, 5 Feb '22
Period
Tue, 25 Jan '22
Tide competitor
Mon, 10 Jan '22
Noted stretch of time
Fri, 31 Dec '21
Modern ___
Wed, 29 Dec '21
Historically significant period
Mon, 27 Dec '21
Swing ___ (when big bands were big)
Wed, 15 Dec '21
Obama ___ (2009-17)
Wed, 8 Dec '21
Long time
Sun, 28 Nov '21
Stretch of time
Sat, 27 Nov '21
Reconstruction, e.g.
Wed, 24 Nov '21
#MeToo ___
Mon, 25 Oct '21
Timeline segment
Tue, 12 Oct '21
Most common answer in New York Times crosswords (more than 6% of all puzzles)
Wed, 15 Sep '21
The "E" in B.C.E.
Tue, 31 Aug '21
Constitutional measure passed in '72 but never ratified
Tue, 24 Aug '21
Period with start and end dates
Mon, 2 Aug '21
Victorian ___
Tue, 22 Jun '21
Obama ___
Sun, 9 May '21
The Renaissance, for one
Sun, 2 May '21
Baseball's dead-ball ___ (around 1900-20)
Fri, 30 Apr '21
Internet ___
Sun, 18 Apr '21
Notable period
Wed, 7 Apr '21
Period of history
Sun, 4 Apr '21
New ___ (cap brand)
Tue, 9 Mar '21
Victorian ___
Mon, 8 Feb '21
Constitutional proposal supported by the National Woman's Party, for short
Sun, 7 Feb '21
Long period
Sat, 6 Feb '21
Long-proposed constitutional inits.
Fri, 5 Feb '21
Reconstruction, e.g.
Wed, 27 Jan '21
Notable time
Mon, 25 Jan '21
Time span sometimes named after a president
Fri, 22 Jan '21
The Depression, for one
Tue, 12 Jan '21
Timeline unit
Thu, 7 Jan '21
K's help it
Fri, 1 Jan '21
Timeline division
Wed, 30 Dec '20
Modern ___