A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DAHL

Thu, 1 Sep '22
"The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me" author, 1985
Sun, 28 Nov '21
"The BFG" author
Mon, 13 Sep '21
Roald who wrote "James and the Giant Peach"
Sat, 6 Mar '21
Author of "The Witches" and "The Twits"