A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

YETI

Wed, 23 Oct '24
Creature in the animated film "Abominable"
Sat, 18 May '24
Many a character in the 2018 animated film "Smallfoot"
Mon, 25 Mar '24
Mythical Himalayan beast
Sat, 24 Feb '24
Big brand of coolers
Sat, 20 Jan '24
Legendary creature
Wed, 17 Jan '24
Subject of a hairy hoax
Fri, 22 Dec '23
Figure in Sherpa folklore
Fri, 24 Nov '23
Brand of cooler
Sun, 3 Sep '23
Object of a dubious sighting
Sun, 30 Jul '23
Himalayan sight ... or maybe not
Thu, 25 May '23
Brand of coolers and insulated drinkware
Mon, 27 Feb '23
Abominable Snowman, by another name
Tue, 7 Feb '23
Beast in rare "sightings"
Sat, 17 Dec '22
Subject of a Nepali hunting license
Fri, 9 Dec '22
Monster called Miche in Tibetan
Wed, 18 May '22
Cold-weather cryptid
Sat, 9 Apr '22
Subject of numerous hoaxes
Sun, 23 Jan '22
Himalayan humanoid
Fri, 21 Jan '22
Legendary print maker
Fri, 12 Nov '21
"Monsters, Inc." character who loves snow cones
Mon, 29 Mar '21
Supposed source of mysterious footprints in the Himalayas
Sat, 27 Mar '21
Figure on Disney's Expedition Everest ride
Sun, 24 Jan '21
Elusive legend