A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Fri, 19 Jul '24
River traveled by passenger boats known as dahabeahs
Sun, 30 Jun '24
River in a classic dad joke
Mon, 8 Apr '24
Aswan Dam's river
Fri, 16 Feb '24
Its tributaries have colorful names
Thu, 15 Jun '23
River whose celestial mirror is the Milky Way, in ancient myths
Sun, 26 Feb '23
Memphis's river
Sat, 28 Jan '23
See 5-Down
Mon, 19 Dec '22
Cairo's river
Sun, 2 Oct '22
Setting for a classic Agatha Christie novel
Tue, 31 May '22
Its tributaries are Blue and White
Sat, 14 May '22
Shade of green
Sat, 9 Apr '22
It turns red in Exodus
Thu, 17 Feb '22
Home for many hippos
Mon, 13 Dec '21
Where baby Moses was found
Mon, 22 Nov '21
River on which Cleopatra cruised
Fri, 10 Sep '21
River personified by the god Hapi
Wed, 13 Jan '21
4,100+ mile river that drains 11 countries