A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

JAM

Wed, 24 Apr '24
Bread spread
Sat, 17 Feb '24
Predicament
Thu, 4 Jan '24
Predicament
Wed, 15 Nov '23
Improvisational session
Tue, 26 Sep '23
Toast topping
Thu, 31 Aug '23
Preserves, maybe
Wed, 2 Mar '22
___ session
Mon, 28 Jun '21
Printer malfunction
Thu, 4 Mar '21
See 38-Across
Wed, 24 Feb '21
Sticky wicket
Sat, 9 Jan '21
Quandary