A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Mon, 11 Nov '24
Ancient Mexican
Mon, 30 Sep '24
Empire whose capital city was Tenochtitlán
Sun, 21 Jul '24
Onetime pyramid builder
Sun, 7 Apr '24
Like the emblem on Mexico's flag
Sat, 25 Mar '23
Ancient Nahuatl speaker
Sun, 10 Jul '22
San Diego State athlete
Wed, 23 Mar '22
Culture that introduced popcorn to the world
Sun, 3 Oct '21
Worshiper of the rain god Tlaloc
Sat, 31 Jul '21
Like the 16th-century ruler Cuauhtémoc