A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

STEEP

Fri, 27 Oct '23
Like either main face of El Capitan
Wed, 23 Aug '23
Get into hot water?
Fri, 14 Apr '23
Pricey
Sun, 22 Jan '23
Difficult to climb, in a way
Sat, 13 Aug '22
Up a lot?
Sun, 13 Feb '22
Like some roller coaster drops
Sat, 27 Nov '21
Rather inclined
Mon, 11 Oct '21
Like some hills and prices
Sun, 11 Jul '21
Precipitous
Sun, 13 Jun '21
Pricey