A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DEM

Sat, 27 Jul '24
Blue, in brief
Mon, 15 Jul '24
Rep.'s opponent
Sat, 23 Mar '24
Cleveland, e.g.: Abbr.
Sun, 17 Mar '24
Many a lib
Sat, 24 Feb '24
Person who's left, for short?
Wed, 14 Feb '24
Like the blue side, in brief
Fri, 19 May '23
Like one side of the Cong. aisle
Sun, 30 Apr '23
"___ Bones" (classic spiritual)
Mon, 27 Mar '23
Rep.'s opponent
Sun, 11 Dec '22
Biden or Harris, for short
Sun, 31 Jul '22
D as in D.C.?: Abbr.
Sat, 27 Feb '21
Wiz Khalifa's "We ___ Boyz"