A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Thu, 24 Nov '22
Not get reception?
Sun, 24 Jul '22
Split, then come together?
Mon, 18 Jul '22
Run away to get hitched
Sun, 10 Jul '22
Run off together
Wed, 1 Jun '22
Surreptitiously say "26-Across," say
Wed, 18 May '22
Run into a hitch?
Fri, 7 Jan '22
Secretly unionize?
Sun, 4 Jul '21
Run off (with)
Sat, 1 May '21
Go off with a hitch?
Sat, 17 Apr '21
Emulate Desdemona and Othello, in a way
Sun, 7 Feb '21
Skip the big ceremony, say