A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

KENT

Wed, 28 Jun '23
Superman, most of the time
Wed, 8 Mar '23
Smallville surname
Tue, 6 Sep '22
Clark of the Daily Planet
Fri, 11 Mar '22
Name of a family that took in an extraterrestrial
Sun, 14 Nov '21
Daily Planet reporter
Tue, 19 Jan '21
Superman's adoptive family name