A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

Words of five or fewer letters since August 15, 2006

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(2 words)9 times

(8 words)8 times

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24 Dec 2006 (Sun)

addie
Hall-of-Fame pitcher Joss
apr
Fourth of 12: Abbr.
ata
With 33-Down, quickly
beech
With 97-Across, bearer of edible triangular nuts
bosom
Center of emotions
cabot
Explorer at Labrador in 1497
car
Beetle, e.g.
carne
Meat, in Madrid
cos
Firms: Abbr.
dice
Chop up
div
Shareholder's income: Abbr.
drips
Water falls?
eels
Often-smoked fish
eli
Yalie
elope
Run for dear life?
emi
Big record co.
exo
Prefix with skeleton
fed
Provided, as a line
filet
Steakhouse selection
fit
In shape
futon
Cot alternative
gay
Like some carol apparel
gclef
Key-signature preceder
had
Gave birth to
howl
Bay
ibms
They were once cloned
ils
French pronoun
ina
Minute opening?
kaon
Unstable subatomic particle
laos
Land with monsoons
les
Guitar great ___ Paul
lit
Fired up
napes
Scruffs
nee
Once called
ness
An Untouchable
nip
Sharp cheese quality
nler
Red or Card
not
"___ a chance"
oast
Drying chamber
odd
Unpaired
omits
Drops
oneam
It may be indicated by a stroke
ores
Metallurgists' supplies
ory
Suffix with direct
otay
Approval on "The Little Rascals"
ote
Suffix with Capri
owe
Be in a hole
past
Onetime
pre
Opposite of post-
ptl
___ Club of old TV
puma
Big name in sneakers
qua
Sine ___ non
rene
French conductor Leibowitz
roy
Clark of country music
rube
Rustic
schwa
Sound in the middle of Italy
sfpd
Org. in TV's "Nash Bridges"
shor
Restaurateur Toots
sip
Take in slowly
sony
RCA competitor
sort
Kind
sos
Message in a bottle, maybe
sty
Spot for slop
tet
Asian observance
too
"___ bad!"
tree
See 51-Across
truer
More faithful
wil
Actor Wheaton
yacht
Newport Beach sight
zoo
Place of chaos