A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

KENT

Sun, 21 Apr '24
County that's home to the White Cliffs of Dover
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