A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ABE

Mon, 11 Nov '24
Rightmost president on Mount Rushmore, familiarly
Tue, 4 Jun '24
Tallest president in U.S. history, familiarly
Fri, 17 May '24
Longest-serving prime minister of Japan
Tue, 23 Apr '24
$5 bill, slangily
Wed, 27 Mar '24
Honest ___
Tue, 7 Nov '23
$5 bill, slangily
Sun, 1 Oct '23
"The Simpsons" grandpa
Mon, 25 Sep '23
Honest ___ (Lincoln)
Tue, 22 Aug '23
1860s presidential nickname
Fri, 18 Aug '23
Fiver
Thu, 3 Aug '23
Onetime presidential nickname
Fri, 16 Jun '23
Saperstein who founded the Harlem Globetrotters
Sun, 30 Apr '23
Only prez to receive a patent
Thu, 23 Mar '23
Whose sculpture faces a 2,000-foot-long reflecting pool, familiarly
Thu, 12 Jan '23
Shinzo ___, Japan's longest-serving prime minister
Tue, 27 Dec '22
"Honest" guy on a five
Tue, 7 Jun '22
Fiver
Sun, 27 Mar '22
Former Japanese P.M. Shinzo ___
Sun, 20 Mar '22
Face on a penny, familiarly
Fri, 11 Mar '22
"The Simpsons" grandfather
Wed, 29 Dec '21
First prez to have a 60-Across
Thu, 16 Dec '21
Figure on a fiver
Thu, 2 Dec '21
Presidential nickname
Sun, 17 Oct '21
Japanese prime minister before Suga
Thu, 30 Sep '21
Former N.Y.C. mayor Beame
Thu, 11 Mar '21
Fin
Thu, 4 Mar '21
Tony Shalhoub's character on "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Fri, 19 Feb '21
Bill that's half a 52-Across, informally
Sun, 24 Jan '21
Longtime Japanese P.M. who stepped down in 2020
Thu, 21 Jan '21
Father on "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Wed, 6 Jan '21
Former Japanese P.M. Shinzo ___