A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DANA

Tue, 3 Oct '23
"S.N.L." alum Carvey
Mon, 17 Oct '22
"S.N.L." alum Carvey
Tue, 6 Sep '22
Actress Delany
Sun, 14 Aug '22
Queen Latifah's given first name
Thu, 25 Nov '21
___ Point, Calif.
Sun, 19 Sep '21
CNN political correspondent Bash
Sat, 26 Jun '21
___ Owens a.k.a. Queen Latifah
Mon, 3 May '21
Boston's ___-Farber Cancer Institute