A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

CASE

Sat, 17 Jan '26
Lawyer's assignment
Wed, 12 Nov '25
Accusative, for one
Mon, 18 Aug '25
Job for Sherlock
Wed, 6 Aug '25
Display container
Fri, 27 Jun '25
"Get off my ___!"
Sat, 21 Jun '25
Word before or after book
Mon, 12 May '25
Social worker's assignment
Sun, 24 Nov '24
Beer buy
Mon, 11 Mar '24
Matter before a court
Wed, 1 Feb '23
Costco unit
Mon, 9 Jan '23
Assignment for a lawyer
Sun, 10 Jul '22
It may be upper or lower
Thu, 31 Mar '22
Tried something?
Sun, 7 Nov '21
Argument
Sun, 20 Jun '21
Something that can be tried or cracked
Mon, 7 Jun '21
Cover for a smartphone