A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

RICH

Sun, 24 Mar '24
Preposterous
Sun, 24 Dec '23
Like Ebenezer Scrooge
Mon, 25 Sep '23
Calorie-laden
Wed, 19 Apr '23
Loaded ("Diving Into the Wreck")
Sat, 1 Jan '22
Oil-___
Thu, 2 Dec '21
Like chocolate mousse
Fri, 26 Nov '21
Like angel investors and devil's food cake
Sun, 27 Jun '21
Laughable
Mon, 17 May '21
Like the 1%
Thu, 8 Apr '21
Deep-pocketed
Fri, 26 Mar '21
Like sauces in French cuisine, typically