A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

RAND

Sun, 12 Nov '23
Writer Ayn
Sat, 29 Jul '23
100 cents, in Africa
Fri, 19 Aug '22
Writer who founded Objectivism
Wed, 10 Nov '21
South African currency
Fri, 24 Sep '21
£ : pound sterling :: R : ___
Fri, 19 Feb '21
"The Virtue of Selfishness" essayist, 1964