A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LION

Sun, 27 Apr '25
Either of the two statues in front of the New York Public Library
Sun, 6 Apr '25
Animal in the Premier League logo
Sat, 15 Mar '25
Member of the only N.F.C. team never to have made the Super Bowl
Sat, 11 Jan '25
Pride parade participant?
Thu, 14 Nov '24
Heraldic animal
Fri, 1 Nov '24
Animal on the flags of Spain, Montenegro and Sri Lanka
Wed, 2 Oct '24
Literary ___
Sun, 10 Mar '24
Sekhmet, the Egyptian goddess of war, takes the form of one
Sun, 11 Dec '22
Mane character in "The Wizard of Oz"?
Sun, 23 Oct '22
Symbol of bravery
Sat, 30 Jul '22
The N.F.L. mascot Roary, for one
Sun, 12 Jun '22
One with a nose for gnus?
Thu, 18 Nov '21
Influential icon
Wed, 8 Sep '21
Cowardly ___
Thu, 5 Aug '21
King of cubs
Thu, 20 May '21
Person of outstanding importance