A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LIRA

Sat, 23 Mar '24
Turkey bacon?
Sat, 10 Jun '23
Currency since the Ottoman Empire
Sun, 21 May '23
Bread an Italian grandmother might have made?
Sat, 11 Jun '22
Currency depicting the Persian poet Rumi
Tue, 19 Apr '22
Pre-euro currency
Tue, 1 Mar '22
Former Italian money