A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ASEA

Sun, 17 Aug '25
Traveling in waves, say
Thu, 14 Aug '25
Far from shore
Thu, 29 May '25
Not on solid ground, say
Tue, 15 Apr '25
Not on firm ground?
Sun, 6 Apr '25
At bay, say?
Tue, 11 Mar '25
Sailing, say
Sun, 2 Mar '25
Mid-voyage
Tue, 17 Dec '24
On the ocean
Fri, 1 Nov '24
Like Pi for much of "Life of Pi"
Sun, 7 Jul '24
Offshore
Sun, 16 Jun '24
Cruising, say
Mon, 15 Apr '24
Where sailors go
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