A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

IVES

Mon, 29 Jan '24
St. ___ (skin care brand)
Fri, 15 Dec '23
Experimental composer Charles
Sat, 20 May '23
Saint in a nursery rhyme
Mon, 27 Feb '23
"As I was going to St. ___ …"
Fri, 18 Nov '22
St. ___ (destination in a rhyming riddle)
Thu, 14 Apr '22
Currier and ___
Fri, 14 May '21
St. ___, locale in an English nursery rhyme
Thu, 31 Dec '20
James Merritt ___, pioneer in American lithography