A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Mon, 22 Sep '25
Basketball's O'Neal, to fans
Sat, 24 May '25
Magic center, familiarly
Sun, 17 Mar '24
Former L.A. center
Mon, 31 Oct '22
N.B.A. great O'Neal, to fans
Sun, 3 Oct '21
Center of L.A., once
Fri, 16 Apr '21
The Big Aristotle of the N.B.A.