A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SON

Fri, 12 Apr '24
Prince, e.g.
Thu, 11 Apr '24
Author Joe Hill, vis-à-vis Stephen King
Sun, 24 Mar '24
Mama's boy
Tue, 13 Feb '24
Prince, but not a princess
Fri, 7 Jul '23
II or III, perhaps
Thu, 8 Jun '23
Prince, e.g.
Mon, 5 Jun '23
Prodigal ___
Wed, 11 Jan '23
Trinity member
Tue, 3 Jan '23
Anderson Cooper, to Gloria Vanderbilt
Sun, 11 Dec '22
Prince, but not a princess
Sun, 27 Nov '22
Momma's boy
Mon, 22 Aug '22
"Favorite" or "prodigal" one
Thu, 16 Jun '22
Luke, to Darth Vader
Fri, 15 Apr '22
Chaz, to Cher
Mon, 10 Jan '22
George or Louis, to William and Kate
Tue, 21 Dec '21
Cronus, to Uranus
Sun, 5 Dec '21
Family member inaptly found in "ladies only"
Thu, 23 Sep '21
Anderson Cooper, to Gloria Vanderbilt
Fri, 9 Apr '21
Start of some sequel titles
Wed, 31 Mar '21
Heracles, to Zeus
Thu, 18 Mar '21
Sixth U.S. president vis-à-vis the second, e.g.