A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SMURF

Sun, 1 Mar '26
Cartoon being that lives in a mushroom
Fri, 29 Aug '25
1980s cartoon foe of Gargamel
Thu, 28 Aug '25
Resident of a hidden mushroom village
Mon, 25 Aug '25
Blue creature of kids' movies
Thu, 20 Feb '25
Blue man group member?