A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TOTEM

Mon, 15 Sep '25
___ pole (Native American carving)
Sun, 14 Sep '25
Head over head?
Sun, 27 Jul '25
Sacred object
Wed, 26 Mar '25
Kind of pole
Thu, 19 Sep '24
Monument seen in the Pacific Northwest
Mon, 4 Dec '23
Clan symbol
Tue, 8 Aug '23
Clan symbol
Sun, 9 Jul '23
Symbolic object
Sat, 1 Jul '23
Ancestral emblem
Fri, 9 Dec '22
Sacred symbol
Sun, 23 Oct '22
Headset?
Sun, 17 Apr '22
Spiritual object
Fri, 4 Feb '22
Clan symbol
Sat, 15 Jan '22
Spiritual object