A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

OLIVER

Thu, 31 Oct '24
The "boy" in the Broadway lyric "Never before has a boy wanted more!"
Mon, 1 Apr '24
Former N.S.C. staffer at the center of the Iran-Contra affair, literally?
Sun, 24 Mar '24
Late-night host John
Fri, 4 Aug '23
Hit Broadway musical with an exclamation point in its name
Sat, 19 Mar '22
Comedian John who is said to resemble a love child of Harry Potter and Owl from "Winnie-the-Pooh"
Fri, 10 Dec '21
Twist in a story