A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ASEA

Tue, 5 Mar '24
On the briny
Fri, 26 Jan '24
Offshore
Sat, 30 Sep '23
In the Red, say
Thu, 20 Jul '23
Like Magellan in 1519
Sun, 9 Jul '23
Sailing
Mon, 3 Apr '23
On a boat, maybe
Wed, 15 Feb '23
On the briny
Wed, 8 Feb '23
On the briny
Mon, 6 Feb '23
On the ocean
Sun, 6 Nov '22
On the deep
Wed, 31 Aug '22
Away from land
Tue, 26 Apr '22
On a cruise
Mon, 18 Apr '22
Sailing the ocean
Sun, 17 Apr '22
On the drink
Thu, 24 Feb '22
Deployed, as a naval officer
Fri, 11 Feb '22
Offshore
Mon, 25 Oct '21
On the ocean
Tue, 22 Jun '21
Offshore
Fri, 4 Jun '21
Befuddled
Thu, 8 Apr '21
Deployed, as a sailor
Sat, 27 Feb '21
Like castaways, before being cast away
Sun, 17 Jan '21
On the main