A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Sun, 10 Mar '24
Poet St. Vincent Millay
Sat, 10 Feb '24
___ Mode, character in "The Incredibles"
Sun, 14 Jan '24
___ Griffin, civil rights pioneer
Sun, 7 Jan '24
Novelist Ferber
Tue, 25 Jul '23
___ Mode of "The Incredibles"
Sun, 21 May '23
"The Simpsons" teacher Krabappel
Mon, 15 May '23
Name hiding in "named names"
Wed, 15 Mar '23
___ Mode, "no capes" advocate in "The Incredibles"
Mon, 26 Dec '22
___ Mode of "The Incredibles"
Tue, 23 Aug '22
Woman's name hidden inside "assumed name"
Sun, 26 Jun '22
"Hairspray" mom
Thu, 26 May '22
___ Mode, animated film character who says "Words are useless! Gobble-gobble-gobble-gobble-gobble-gobble!"
Fri, 11 Mar '22
___ Turnblad, John Travolta role in "Hairspray"
Wed, 26 Jan '22
Poet ___ St. Vincent Millay
Thu, 25 Nov '21
"Hairspray" mom
Mon, 8 Nov '21
Woman's name hidden in "United Nations"
Fri, 1 Oct '21
First name of the poet whose "candle burns at both ends"
Fri, 27 Aug '21
Chef Lewis who wrote "The Taste of Country Cooking"
Sat, 10 Jul '21
Mystery writer Buchanan
Sun, 20 Jun '21
Pulitzer winner ___ St. Vincent Millay
Fri, 26 Mar '21
"Cimarron" novelist Ferber
Wed, 17 Feb '21
___ Turnblad, role for Divine in "Hairspray"
Fri, 8 Jan '21
Chef Lewis who wrote "The Taste of Country Cooking"