A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

GATOR

Sun, 6 Jul '25
Predator with a big mouth, informally
Wed, 1 Jan '25
Cousin of a croc
Tue, 24 Dec '24
College athlete who plays in "The Swamp"
Sun, 14 Apr '24
Swamp creature, informally
Sun, 23 May '21
University of Florida athlete
Thu, 14 Jan '21
Relative of a croc