A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

AIR

Sun, 23 Mar '25
Sign at a gas station
Sat, 15 Mar '25
Release, in a way
Wed, 26 Feb '25
Tune
Sun, 23 Feb '25
Word with lock or pocket
Tue, 21 Jan '25
Word with open or central
Tue, 14 Jan '25
The "A" of A/C
Fri, 20 Dec '24
2023 film in which Michael Jordan is only shown from behind
Thu, 12 Dec '24
Express publicly
Mon, 2 Dec '24
Word seen on the side of many planes
Mon, 28 Oct '24
Flat tire's lack
Tue, 8 Oct '24
Bouncy castle filler
Mon, 30 Sep '24
It's almost 80% nitrogen
Fri, 16 Aug '24
It's inspired
Sat, 10 Aug '24
Run
Wed, 31 Jul '24
Word with France or Force
Mon, 3 Jun '24
Flat tire's need
Wed, 22 May '24
Kind of "quotes"
Mon, 20 May '24
Balloon filler
Wed, 10 Apr '24
Make public
Tue, 12 Dec '23
Word with pressure, pocket or pollution
Mon, 4 Dec '23
Play on the radio
Sat, 3 Jun '23
See 27-Across
Mon, 13 Feb '23
Broadcast
Thu, 26 Jan '23
Put on
Thu, 12 Jan '23
Oxygen makes up only one-fifth of this on the earth
Sat, 10 Dec '22
Word with pocket or bag
Tue, 8 Nov '22
Lungful
Tue, 1 Nov '22
Make public
Sun, 24 Jul '22
Put on
Wed, 13 Apr '22
The "A" of A.Q.I.
Thu, 7 Apr '22
Go public with
Sun, 20 Mar '22
Big ___ (Olympic snowboarding event)
Wed, 9 Feb '22
Word before drop or ball
Sun, 23 Jan '22
Something a snowboarder catches
Mon, 27 Dec '21
What's inside an inner tube
Sat, 11 Dec '21
Producer of inflation
Mon, 11 Oct '21
Put on TV
Mon, 27 Sep '21
Broadcast
Sun, 19 Sep '21
Word with power or brakes
Mon, 13 Sep '21
Broadcast
Wed, 11 Aug '21
It's mostly nitrogen on Earth, but carbon dioxide on Mars
Thu, 22 Jul '21
It can be heavier in the summer
Fri, 16 Jul '21
Word with hot or fresh
Sat, 5 Jun '21
Inspired stuff
Tue, 23 Feb '21
Space shuttle supply