A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DRE

Sun, 4 Feb '24
Nickname that drops "An-"
Fri, 26 Jan '24
Andre Young a.k.a. Dr. ___
Sat, 30 Dec '23
Dad on "Black-ish"
Wed, 13 Dec '23
Beats by ___ (audio brand)
Thu, 9 Nov '23
TV dad on "Black-ish"
Fri, 11 Aug '23
Dr. of 31-Across
Sat, 22 Jul '23
Dr. ___
Sun, 21 May '23
Beats Electronics co-founder, familiarly
Mon, 6 Mar '23
Rap's Dr. ___
Mon, 20 Feb '23
"Dr." of hip-hop
Tue, 24 Jan '23
"Dr." who performed at the Super Bowl LVI halftime show
Sun, 1 Jan '23
Rap mogul, familiarly
Tue, 20 Dec '22
Rapper who co-founded N.W.A, casually
Fri, 1 Jul '22
Founding member of N.W.A., familiarly
Mon, 16 May '22
Hip-hop's Dr. ___
Sun, 20 Mar '22
Dr. of 112-Down
Sat, 29 Jan '22
The kid in 2010's "The Karate Kid"
Mon, 17 Jan '22
Rap's Dr. ___
Fri, 19 Nov '21
Nickname that drops "An-"
Tue, 26 Oct '21
Beats by ___ (headphones brand)
Wed, 5 May '21
"Dr." who co-founded Death Row Records
Wed, 21 Apr '21
When clocks "spring forward" for daylight saving time
Mon, 25 Jan '21
Dr. of hip-hop
Fri, 8 Jan '21
Dr. ___