A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ELMER

Thu, 17 Jul '25
Cartoon character who says "Shhh. Be vewy vewy quiet"
Wed, 25 Oct '23
First name in "wabbit" hunting
Mon, 6 Mar '23
Name on a glue bottle
Sun, 26 Feb '23
Film composer Bernstein
Wed, 4 Jan '23
Toon hunting for a "scwewy wabbit"
Sat, 26 Nov '22
Bugs's archenemy
Sun, 12 Jun '22
Composer Bernstein who was unrelated to Leonard
Fri, 1 Oct '21
Cartoon character who says "Come over here, you skwewy wabbit!"
Sat, 21 Aug '21
"Patchwork elephant" of children's literature
Sun, 7 Mar '21
Hollywood composer Bernstein with 14 Oscar nominations