A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

PLY

Sun, 9 Jun '24
Work diligently at
Tue, 2 Jan '24
Layer
Thu, 21 Dec '23
Layer on a roll
Thu, 25 May '23
Mon, 22 May '23
Paper towel layer
Wed, 26 Apr '23
Thickness
Tue, 21 Mar '23
Toilet paper layer
Sun, 22 Jan '23
Layer
Sun, 8 Jan '23
Toilet paper spec
Tue, 27 Dec '22
Thickness, as of yarn
Sat, 14 May '22
Practice
Sat, 26 Jun '21
Thickness
Thu, 20 May '21
Wield
Sun, 21 Feb '21
Practice
Thu, 31 Dec '20
Layer