A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

CEDRIC

Sun, 26 Mar '23
Comedy's ___ the Entertainer
Fri, 4 Mar '22
___ Daniels, main role on "The Wire"
Sat, 9 Oct '21
___ Richmond, former head of the Congressional Black Caucus and senior adviser to Joe Biden
Thu, 16 Sep '21
___ the Saxon (Ivanhoe's father in "Ivanhoe")