A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ERIK

Sun, 20 Oct '24
Actor-turned-policeman Estrada
Tue, 20 Aug '24
Longtime Heat coach Spoelstra
Thu, 2 Nov '23
"Red" explorer
Sun, 15 Oct '23
"Red" leader
Tue, 14 Feb '23
"Black Panther" supervillain Killmonger
Mon, 31 May '21
Composer Satie
Sat, 27 Mar '21
The Phantom in "The Phantom of the Opera"