A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BEN

Sun, 16 Nov '25
Platt who starred in Broadway's "Dear Evan Hansen"
Sun, 24 Aug '25
Big name in the ice cream aisle
Mon, 14 Apr '25
___ Folds Five (rock trio)
Thu, 10 Apr '25
___ E. King, "Stand by Me" singer
Wed, 12 Jun '24
Newspaper editor Bradlee
Thu, 2 May '24
Son of, in Hebrew
Sun, 7 Apr '24
Big ___
Tue, 13 Feb '24
London's Big ___
Sat, 21 Oct '23
Son of, in Hebrew
Thu, 4 May '23
With 22-Across, former senator whose name can be spelled using only the letters in NEBRASKA (his home state)
Thu, 16 Mar '23
Hebrew word meaning "son of"
Sun, 12 Feb '23
C-note
Mon, 30 Jan '23
Jerry's partner in ice cream
Wed, 25 Jan '23
Actor Kingsley
Sat, 31 Dec '22
___ Solo, son of Leia Organa
Thu, 18 Aug '22
"Big" thing overseas
Sun, 15 May '22
$100 bill, slangily
Fri, 6 May '22
Big ___
Tue, 1 Mar '22
Actor Platt of "Dear Evan Hansen"
Fri, 11 Feb '22
Big ___
Tue, 14 Sep '21
Michael Jackson's first #1 hit (about a rat!)
Sat, 31 Jul '21
Singer/songwriter Folds
Fri, 2 Jul '21
Big ___