A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

GUS

Mon, 4 Mar '24
"Gloomy" guy
Fri, 29 Dec '23
Theater cat in "Cats"
Wed, 17 May '23
Astronaut Grissom
Sun, 26 Mar '23
"Gloomy" guy
Wed, 15 Mar '23
Person you might see in August?
Fri, 10 Mar '23
"Better Call Saul" character ___ Fring
Sun, 29 Jan '23
___ Goose, cousin of Donald Duck
Sun, 19 Sep '21
Nickname for someone whose full name is a calendar month
Sun, 1 Aug '21
Main character in Larry McMurtry's "Lonesome Dove"
Sun, 25 Jul '21
"Gloomy" guy
Wed, 30 Dec '20
Chubby mouse in Disney's "Cinderella"