A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

EDWIN

Sat, 26 Apr '25
Dickens's Drood
Wed, 1 Jan '25
Dickens's "The Mystery of ___ Drood"
Thu, 16 Mar '23
Singer McCain with the 1998 hit "I'll Be"
Fri, 18 Feb '22
Buzz Aldrin's given name
Tue, 7 Dec '21
Astronomer Hubble