A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

CZAR

Mon, 15 Jan '24
Bygone Russian emperor
Mon, 21 Mar '22
Industry bigwig
Sat, 1 Jan '22
Titan
Wed, 1 Dec '21
Titan of industry
Tue, 23 Nov '21
Nicholas I or II
Mon, 31 May '21
Prerevolution Russian leader
Sat, 9 Jan '21
V.I.P. of industry