A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ALAN

Mon, 16 Sep '24
Rickman of the Harry Potter films
Sat, 29 Jun '24
Parsons who worked on "Abbey Road" and "The Dark Side of the Moon"
Thu, 2 Nov '23
Non-Muppet owner of Hooper's Store on "Sesame Street"
Fri, 30 Jun '23
Menken who wrote the music for "The Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast" and "Aladdin"
Mon, 8 May '23
Mathematician Turing
Mon, 17 Apr '23
Actor Alda or Arkin
Fri, 10 Mar '23
Page or Ameche of football
Wed, 8 Mar '23
Chester Arthur's middle name
Sat, 25 Jun '22
"Succession" co-star Ruck
Mon, 30 May '22
Mathematician Turing
Wed, 4 May '22
Computer scientist Turing
Sat, 26 Feb '22
Philosopher Watts
Sat, 29 Jan '22
Actor Ruck of HBO's "Succession"
Wed, 22 Sep '21
___ Page, N.F.L. Hall-of-Famer turned justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court
Wed, 24 Mar '21
___ Kim, 7-year-old star of the Golden Globe-winning "Minari"