A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Sun, 17 Nov '24
Article in Alsace
Mon, 1 Jul '24
"___ Misérables"
Tue, 14 May '24
"___ Misérables"
Sat, 30 Mar '24
___ Bleus, nickname for France's World Cup team
Sun, 12 Nov '23
Tous ___ jours (French for "every day")
Sat, 12 Aug '23
The French?
Mon, 24 Jul '23
"___ Misérables"
Tue, 30 May '23
Picasso's "___ Demoiselles d'Avignon"
Mon, 29 May '23
"___ Misérables"
Sun, 12 Mar '23
Article in a French periodical
Wed, 1 Mar '23
Guitarist Paul
Tue, 31 Jan '23
Plural article in French
Thu, 1 Dec '22
Article in Paris Match
Wed, 26 Oct '22
"Au Revoir ___ Enfants"
Sat, 1 Oct '22
Aix-___-Bains, France
Thu, 8 Sep '22
Paul of fame
Wed, 7 Sep '22
"___ Diaboliques," 1955 Simone Signoret film
Sun, 4 Sep '22
"___ Miz"
Fri, 15 Jul '22
"___ Amants" (Louis Malle film)
Mon, 30 May '22
"___ Misérables"
Fri, 27 May '22
Article in a French newspaper
Tue, 17 May '22
"___ Miz"
Mon, 4 Apr '22
"___ Miz"
Sun, 26 Dec '21
"___ Trois Petits Cochons" (French fable)
Fri, 17 Dec '21
C'est un article défini
Mon, 29 Nov '21
Broadway's "___ Misérables"
Wed, 13 Oct '21
"___ Enfants Terribles" (Cocteau novel)
Tue, 28 Sep '21
B'way's "___ Miz"
Sun, 29 Aug '21
___ Bleus, nickname for France's soccer team
Mon, 9 Aug '21
___ États-Unis
Tue, 6 Jul '21
"___ Misérables"
Fri, 18 Jun '21
French article
Thu, 20 May '21
French article
Thu, 28 Jan '21
___ Halles (central food market in Paris, once)
Tue, 12 Jan '21
"___ Miz"