A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Tue, 5 Dec '23
Actor McKellen who played Gandalf
Sun, 20 Aug '23
Actor Somerhalder of "The Vampire Diaries"
Fri, 28 Jul '23
Janis ___, Grammy-winning folk singer
Mon, 17 Jul '23
Writer Fleming
Sun, 16 Jul '23
Actor McShane
Sun, 9 Apr '23
Writer/humorist Frazier
Wed, 9 Nov '22
Actor McKellen
Mon, 26 Sep '22
Janis ___, "Mean Girls" sidekick
Mon, 4 Jul '22
Suffix with Egypt or Paris
Sun, 3 Jul '22
___ Malcolm, Jeff Goldblum's role in "Jurassic Park"
Mon, 27 Jun '22
Actor McKellen
Wed, 15 Jun '22
Actor McShane
Tue, 24 May '22
McKellen or McEwan
Sun, 22 May '22
Janis ___, main role in "Mean Girls"
Tue, 19 Apr '22
___ Fleming, British naval intelligence officer-turned-writer
Sun, 27 Mar '22
Writer Fleming
Mon, 7 Mar '22
McKellen who played Gandalf
Wed, 6 Oct '21
John of Scots
Wed, 1 Sep '21
McKellen who played Gandalf
Sat, 14 Aug '21
Janis with the 1975 hit "At Seventeen"
Tue, 13 Apr '21
Fleming who created James Bond
Tue, 16 Mar '21
English novelist McEwan
Sun, 7 Mar '21
Actor Somerhalder
Wed, 17 Feb '21
Actor McKellen
Sat, 16 Jan '21
Man's name that's also a suffix