A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ANNIE

Tue, 11 Jun '24
Proulx who wrote "Brokeback Mountain"
Tue, 19 Mar '24
Musical based on a comic strip
Mon, 30 Oct '23
Broadway musical based on a comic strip orphan
Sat, 25 Mar '23
Musical with a preteen title character
Thu, 16 Feb '23
Musical with the song "It's the Hard-Knock Life"
Fri, 8 Apr '22
Musical based on a comic strip
Thu, 3 Mar '22
She met her husband Frank after beating him in a shooting match
Mon, 31 Jan '22
Little redhead in a long-running Broadway show
Mon, 3 Jan '22
Photographer Leibovitz
Wed, 21 Apr '21
Winner of seven Tonys in 1977
Mon, 1 Feb '21
"Little Orphan ___"