A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BABA

Fri, 8 Aug '25
Rum-soaked cake
Sat, 26 Jul '25
Rum-soaked cake
Mon, 14 Jul '25
"Ali ___ and the 40 Thieves"
Tue, 28 Jan '25
___ ghanouj
Mon, 25 Mar '24
Rum-soaked cake
Wed, 28 Feb '24
___ ghanouj
Sat, 4 Feb '23
___ ghanouj
Wed, 25 Jan '23
Dad, in Chinese
Tue, 15 Nov '22
Rum-soaked cake
Fri, 26 Nov '21
___ Yaga (folklore villain)