A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

EVE

Mon, 8 Apr '24
Holiday preceder
Sun, 10 Mar '24
"___-Olution" (2002 rap album)
Fri, 8 Mar '24
Good name for a last-minute planner?
Tue, 20 Feb '24
12/24 or 12/31
Sun, 7 Jan '24
First lady?
Tue, 28 Nov '23
Night before
Tue, 14 Nov '23
Christmas ___
Tue, 17 Oct '23
Night before
Sun, 15 Oct '23
Night before
Wed, 9 Aug '23
June 18th vis-à-vis Juneteenth
Wed, 2 Aug '23
Time of preparation, maybe
Sun, 30 Jul '23
Night before
Mon, 3 Jul '23
The night before Christmas, e.g.
Wed, 26 Apr '23
Allhallows ___
Sun, 9 Apr '23
"Who's That Girl?" rapper
Mon, 17 Oct '22
Mother of 1-Across
Wed, 5 Oct '22
First lady
Fri, 30 Sep '22
Ensler who created "The Vagina Monologues"
Wed, 21 Sep '22
Apple picker?
Thu, 19 May '22
Biblical progenitor
Mon, 28 Mar '22
Allhallows ___
Thu, 18 Nov '21
Inhabitant of 48-Across
Wed, 13 Oct '21
Night before
Sun, 5 Sep '21
"Gangsta Lovin'" rapper, 2002
Wed, 11 Aug '21
"Killing ___" (Sandra Oh series)
Mon, 7 Jun '21
Garden of Eden woman
Sun, 21 Mar '21
First mate?
Sat, 20 Mar '21
Twelfth Night vis-à-vis Three Kings' Day
Tue, 16 Mar '21
Woman in a garden
Fri, 5 Feb '21
One-named rapper who became a co-host of CBS's "The Talk"
Sat, 16 Jan '21
Predate?
Thu, 7 Jan '21
New Year's ___
Sun, 3 Jan '21
Holiday preceder
Sun, 27 Dec '20
Simple palindromic reply to "Madam, I'm Adam"