A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SOLVE

Mon, 26 Jan '26
Puzzle out
Tue, 16 Sep '25
Figure out
Fri, 25 Oct '24
Work out
Tue, 8 Oct '24
Tackle, as a crossword
Mon, 19 Feb '24
Do, as a crossword
Thu, 23 Jun '22
Unravel
Sun, 27 Feb '22
Crack
Mon, 13 Dec '21
Do a crossword, say
Fri, 25 Jun '21
Crack