A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ORA

Tue, 1 Oct '24
" … boy ___ girl?"
Sun, 22 Sep '24
"Cup ___ cone?"
Sat, 7 Sep '24
"Se Non ___, Quando?" (Primo Levi novel whose title translates to "If not now, when?")
Fri, 6 Sep '24
"Kia ___" (New Zealand greeting)
Wed, 31 Jul '24
"... ___ lack thereof"
Sat, 11 May '24
Latin for "mouths"
Tue, 26 Mar '24
60 minuti
Thu, 11 Jan '24
Italian time unit
Sun, 12 Nov '23
60 minuti
Sun, 22 Oct '23
Pop star Rita
Mon, 16 Oct '23
"Chopsticks ___ fork?"
Fri, 29 Sep '23
Italian time unit
Wed, 23 Aug '23
60 minuti
Sun, 30 Jul '23
Italian unit of time
Sun, 16 Jul '23
Singer Rita
Fri, 14 Jul '23
Part of un giorno
Tue, 20 Jun '23
British pop star Rita
Mon, 12 Jun '23
"… man ___ mouse?"
Sun, 23 Apr '23
Singer Rita
Thu, 20 Oct '22
"Your Song" singer Rita
Sun, 16 Oct '22
Hour, in Italy
Sat, 3 Sep '22
___ pro nobis
Wed, 20 Jul '22
British pop star Rita
Sun, 17 Jul '22
Hour, in Italy
Mon, 13 Jun '22
"… spoon ___ fork?"
Tue, 25 Jan '22
60 minuti
Tue, 4 Jan '22
60 minuti
Mon, 3 Jan '22
Pop star Rita
Tue, 14 Dec '21
Hour, in Italy
Thu, 25 Nov '21
Drove a golf ball / Gain strength from
Wed, 10 Nov '21
Singer Rita
Sun, 10 Oct '21
Singer Rita
Sun, 25 Jul '21
Italian time unit
Sat, 19 Jun '21
Singer Rita
Mon, 11 Jan '21
60 minuti