A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

HAM

Tue, 5 Mar '24
Theatrical sort
Sun, 8 Oct '23
Limelight hog
Wed, 4 Oct '23
It can be cured
Fri, 9 Jun '23
It might get smoked
Wed, 10 May '23
___ radio
Sun, 27 Nov '22
Over-emoter
Tue, 27 Sep '22
Black Forest ___
Thu, 4 Aug '22
Cubans are full of it
Sun, 12 Sep '21
It may be smoked
Thu, 15 Jul '21
Melodramatist
Mon, 5 Apr '21
Ingredient in a Denver omelet
Tue, 23 Mar '21
Showboater
Sun, 24 Jan '21
Attention hog, maybe
Mon, 4 Jan '21
Meat in many an omelet