A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

AVA

Thu, 28 Nov '24
"Abbott Elementary" principal
Sun, 13 Oct '24
Actress Gardner
Sun, 8 Sep '24
Janine's boss on "Abbott Elementary"
Sun, 16 Jun '24
Principal on "Abbott Elementary"
Thu, 23 May '24
Director DuVernay
Tue, 2 Apr '24
Director DuVernay
Sun, 25 Feb '24
___ Max, singer of the 2018 hit "Sweet but Psycho"
Mon, 20 Nov '23
Name that fills in the blanks to make another name: S_ _ _NNAH
Fri, 29 Sep '23
___ Coleman, principal on "Abbott Elementary"
Tue, 26 Sep '23
Director DuVernay
Tue, 1 Aug '23
Director DuVernay
Thu, 1 Jun '23
Director DuVernay
Sat, 29 Apr '23
___ Raine, W.W.E. wrestler who's the daughter of Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson
Sat, 3 Dec '22
Gardner of film
Sun, 9 Oct '22
Director DuVernay
Fri, 2 Sep '22
Pop singer ___ Max
Sat, 25 Jun '22
2020 thriller in which Jessica Chastain plays the title role
Mon, 25 Apr '22
Director DuVernay
Sat, 23 Apr '22
Pop singer ___ Max
Mon, 28 Mar '22
Director DuVernay
Mon, 24 Jan '22
Director DuVernay
Mon, 27 Dec '21
Filmmaker DuVernay
Thu, 9 Dec '21
Pop singer ___ Max
Sat, 20 Nov '21
Third-most-popular baby girls' name in 2020, after Olivia and Emma
Mon, 18 Oct '21
Director DuVernay
Wed, 26 May '21
Director DuVernay
Sun, 9 May '21
Director DuVernay
Wed, 7 Apr '21
Director DuVernay
Sun, 28 Mar '21
DuVernay who directed "Selma"