A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MAV

Sat, 25 May '24
"Top Gun" nickname
Sun, 18 Feb '24
B-baller in Big D
Sun, 8 Oct '23
Big D pro
Sun, 29 Jan '23
Dallas hoopster, for short
Thu, 5 Jan '23
Dallas pro
Tue, 4 Oct '22
Dallas baller
Thu, 15 Sep '22
Big D cager
Sun, 21 Aug '22
Dirk Nowitzki, for 21 seasons, in brief
Wed, 23 Feb '22
Dallas player, informally
Thu, 8 Apr '21
Dallas N.B.A. player, in brief