A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

HEIR

Fri, 8 Nov '24
Part of a succession plan
Tue, 29 Oct '24
___ apparent
Fri, 4 Oct '24
Common suspect in a murder mystery
Wed, 28 Aug '24
Will figure
Mon, 1 Jul '24
Next in line?
Thu, 8 Jun '23
One who's bound to succeed?
Sat, 3 Sep '22
Junior, perhaps
Sun, 3 Apr '22
Eligible receiver?
Wed, 13 Oct '21
Prince, for one
Mon, 12 Jul '21
___ to the throne
Sat, 15 May '21
Willing participant?
Mon, 10 May '21
Estate beneficiary