A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Thu, 28 Mar '24
See 1-Down
Mon, 11 Mar '24
"Don't worry your pretty little ___"
Tue, 27 Feb '24
Top part
Sun, 25 Feb '24
O, in hangman
Mon, 27 Nov '23
Noggin
Sat, 14 Jan '23
Part of a river that ironically doesn't contain the mouth
Tue, 26 Jul '22
Leader
Sun, 24 Jul '22
Unit of cauliflower
Sun, 20 Feb '22
Place to go on a ship
Thu, 30 Dec '21
Beer topper
Mon, 21 Jun '21
Chairperson, e.g.