A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ORCS

Sun, 8 Dec '24
Tusked Warcraft race
Wed, 16 Oct '24
Frodo Baggins's pursuers
Sat, 24 Aug '24
Creatures often depicted with green skin
Sun, 6 Aug '23
World of Warcraft creatures
Wed, 8 Feb '23
Hobbit foes
Sat, 28 Jan '23
Warcraft meanies
Thu, 27 Oct '22
Foes of Frodo
Thu, 24 Mar '22
Tolkien monsters
Fri, 11 Feb '22
Tolkien creatures
Thu, 20 Jan '22
"The Lord of the Rings" baddies
Sun, 12 Dec '21
Evil creatures in 7-Down