A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LARA

Fri, 22 Mar '24
___ Dutta, winner of the Miss Universe 2000 pageant
Sat, 24 Feb '24
___ Jean Covey, protagonist of Jenny Han's "To All the Boys I've Loved Before"
Thu, 21 Dec '23
TV newswoman Spencer
Sun, 10 Dec '23
Name hidden in "I smell a rat"
Wed, 22 Nov '23
Croft of the "Tomb Raider" franchise
Sun, 18 Jun '23
Pianist Downes
Sat, 15 Apr '23
Boris Pasternak heroine
Fri, 16 Dec '22
Superman's mother
Sun, 11 Dec '22
___ Antipova ("Doctor Zhivago" character)
Thu, 6 Oct '22
"___ Croft: Tomb Raider"
Sun, 25 Sep '22
Actress ___ Flynn Boyle
Fri, 11 Jun '21
Spencer of "Good Morning America"