A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BLUE

Fri, 7 Feb '25
Down
Tue, 17 Dec '24
Alphabetically first rainbow color
Wed, 20 Mar '24
Down
Sun, 26 Feb '23
77-Down's color
Sun, 18 Sep '22
Christmas color for Elvis
Tue, 23 Nov '21
Sad
Sun, 27 Jun '21
Racy