A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LOCAL

Sun, 8 Jan '23
Making all the stops
Mon, 26 Sep '22
Good person to ask to show you around town
Fri, 25 Jun '21
Lite
Sun, 2 May '21
Kind of news often aired at 6 and 11 p.m.
Sun, 18 Apr '21
Not express, in a way