A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LEON

Tue, 16 Sep '25
Revolutionary Trotsky
Sun, 24 Aug '25
Spanish province WSW of Bilbao
Wed, 17 Jul '24
R&B singer Bridges
Wed, 28 Feb '24
Soul singer Bridges
Mon, 3 Jul '23
Russian revolutionary Trotsky
Tue, 17 Jan '23
Kings of ___ ("Sex on Fire" quartet)
Wed, 12 Oct '22
Name hidden in "paleontology"
Fri, 6 May '22
Historic kingdom of Spain
Wed, 4 May '22
Revolutionary Trotsky
Sun, 27 Feb '22
Soul singer Bridges
Tue, 27 Apr '21
Rock's Kings of ___
Thu, 18 Feb '21
Larry's housemate on "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
Mon, 15 Feb '21
Boxer Spinks who upset Muhammad Ali
Sun, 7 Feb '21
Soul singer Bridges