A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Mon, 30 Jun '25
Nickname for Haydn or Hemingway
Thu, 12 Jun '25
P, in the NATO alphabet
Mon, 2 Jun '25
Bear with a hard bed and hot porridge
Wed, 23 Apr '25
Certain Bear or Smurf
Tue, 24 Sep '24
Nickname for dad
Mon, 15 Jan '24
One of three bears in a fairy tale
Sun, 7 Jan '24
"Old man"
Sun, 5 Nov '23
Bear whose porridge was too hot
Mon, 16 Oct '23
Partner for a mama
Wed, 7 Jun '23
Smurf with a red hat
Sun, 9 Apr '23
Family member that's also a letter in the NATO alphabet
Mon, 13 Mar '23
One of the Three Bears
Thu, 10 Nov '22
Smurf with a red cap
Thu, 29 Sep '22
Family man
Sun, 13 Mar '22
"___, Can You Hear Me?" (Oscar-nominated song from "Yentl")
Tue, 1 Feb '22
Smurf with red pants
Sat, 29 Jan '22
Storybook bear
Tue, 19 Oct '21
One of the Smurfs
Wed, 29 Sep '21
Daddy
Sun, 19 Sep '21
Smurf with a white beard
Fri, 9 Jul '21
Follower of Oscar in the NATO alphabet
Sat, 19 Jun '21
Letter between Oscar and Quebec
Thu, 17 Jun '21
Old man
Mon, 5 Apr '21
Fairy tale bear with a hard bed
Mon, 18 Jan '21
Owner of the first bed that Goldilocks tested
Tue, 5 Jan '21
"Come to ___"
Thu, 31 Dec '20
Old man