A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Tue, 16 Jan '24
Singer Nat King ___
Sun, 17 Dec '23
Natalie with 12 Top 40 hits
Wed, 30 Aug '23
listening to Nat King ___,
Sat, 1 Jul '23
"Anything Goes" writer Porter
Fri, 28 Apr '23
King of verse
Mon, 20 Sep '21
Rapper J. ___
Thu, 26 Aug '21
Suitable-sounding name for a kid on Santa's naughty list?
Sun, 30 May '21
King of a nursery rhyme
Sun, 28 Mar '21
"This Will Be" singer Natalie