A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

HALO

Sun, 28 Apr '24
Grammy-winning Beyoncé hit of 2009
Sat, 5 Aug '23
Part of an eclipse
Thu, 1 Jun '23
Light ring
Sat, 1 Apr '23
Buddha is often depicted with one
Thu, 30 Mar '23
Purity ring?
Wed, 14 Dec '22
Ring light?
Fri, 4 Nov '22
2009 Beyoncé hit containing the lyric "I got my angel now"
Fri, 18 Feb '22
Beyoncé song with the line "I got my angel now"
Thu, 6 Jan '22
Mark of divinity
Mon, 13 Dec '21
Sign of saintliness
Mon, 18 Oct '21
Angel's overhead?
Tue, 5 Oct '21
Sign of sainthood
Sat, 18 Sep '21
Cause of lightheadedness?
Sat, 31 Jul '21
Ring up?
Sun, 6 Jun '21
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