A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TOTEM

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