A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

EDSEL

Tue, 2 May '23
Famous Ford flop
Thu, 20 Apr '23
Henry Ford's sole heir
Tue, 28 Feb '23
Ford flop of the 1950s
Thu, 29 Dec '22
Onetime Ford executive
Sun, 9 Oct '22
Former make of Ford
Tue, 4 Oct '22
Famed Ford flop
Sun, 14 Aug '22
Bomb produced in the 1950s
Sun, 2 Jan '22
"The motor industry's Titanic," per a 1994 book
Tue, 30 Mar '21
Collectible car of the late '50s
Sun, 21 Mar '21
Eponymous member of the Ford family
Mon, 1 Mar '21
'50s Ford flop