A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LEAFS

Sun, 25 Jan '26
N.H.L. team with the longest Stanley Cup drought, familiarly
Sun, 15 Dec '24
Toronto team, for short
Sun, 29 Oct '23
Thumbs (through)
Fri, 14 Jul '23
Winners of 13 Stanley Cups, familiarly
Fri, 4 Jun '21
Riffles (through)