A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

EPIC

Mon, 25 Mar '24
Grand tale
Fri, 1 Mar '24
More than great
Tue, 12 Dec '23
Film with a huge cast
Mon, 20 Nov '23
Hu-u-uge
Mon, 13 Nov '23
Story of heroes
Sun, 12 Nov '23
Big, big, big
Mon, 14 Aug '23
The "Iliad," for one
Thu, 27 Jul '23
For the ages
Tue, 25 Jul '23
"Star Wars" or "Gladiator," e.g.
Mon, 24 Jul '23
Large-scale
Thu, 20 Jul '23
Greater than great
Mon, 27 Feb '23
Grander than grand
Sun, 26 Feb '23
Really grand
Tue, 1 Nov '22
Grand
Mon, 19 Sep '22
Heroic saga
Wed, 20 Jul '22
Beyond great
Mon, 7 Mar '22
"The ___ of Gilgamesh"
Thu, 4 Nov '21
"1917," e.g.
Sun, 12 Sep '21
___ Games, company behind Fortnite
Sun, 29 Aug '21
Word with poetry or proportions
Thu, 12 Aug '21
To be remembered for all time
Sun, 8 Aug '21
Legendary
Tue, 8 Jun '21
___ Games, maker of Fortnite
Mon, 31 May '21
The "Odyssey," for one
Fri, 28 May '21
More than outstanding
Tue, 11 May '21
"Lawrence of Arabia," for one
Wed, 28 Apr '21
The "Mahabharata" or the "Ramayana"
Thu, 18 Mar '21
Derek Walcott's "Omeros," for one
Mon, 15 Feb '21
More than magnificent
Sat, 30 Jan '21
Earth-shattering