A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SCENE

Sun, 28 Apr '24
Tableau
Mon, 12 Feb '24
Big public argument
Thu, 26 Oct '23
"A-a-a-and … ___!"
Mon, 19 Jun '23
Part of an act
Wed, 5 Apr '23
Final word from a director
Thu, 19 Jan '23
Clip component
Mon, 19 Dec '22
Landscape, e.g.
Fri, 28 Oct '22
Segment made of lines
Mon, 18 Jul '22
Part of an act
Thu, 6 Jan '22
Last word in an improv show
Tue, 23 Nov '21
Part of an act
Sun, 10 Oct '21
Embarrassing public episode
Fri, 10 Sep '21
"A-a-a-and ___!"
Fri, 4 Jun '21
Spectacle