A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Thu, 7 Dec '23
Talmudic honorific
Sun, 27 Aug '23
19th-century adversary of an 80-Across
Sun, 16 Jul '23
Jewish title
Tue, 7 Jun '22
Basketball stat: Abbr.
Tue, 15 Mar '22
Yank's opponent
Sun, 16 Jan '22
Basketball stat: Abbr.
Tue, 27 Apr '21
Graycoat, in the Civil War