A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

III

Sun, 15 Oct '23
Kid often nicknamed "Trey"
Sun, 27 Aug '23
Last installment of "The Godfather" (for now)
Thu, 29 Dec '22
The last pope Julius
Thu, 24 Nov '22
The third
Wed, 26 Oct '22
Right on the dial of a grandfather clock?
Mon, 1 Aug '22
Three on a grandfather clock
Sun, 22 May '22
Division ___, lowest level of the N.C.A.A.
Tue, 26 Oct '21
"East" on a grandfather clock
Sat, 22 May '21
It can be found right on a clock
Thu, 20 May '21
Jr.'s son, maybe