A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Sun, 30 Jun '24
Poet who wrote "Behold the duck / It does not cluck"
Sun, 20 Aug '23
Poet who wrote "The Cow" and "The Panther"
Wed, 23 Nov '22
Poet who wrote "The cow is of the bovine ilk; / One end is moo, the other, milk"
Sun, 24 Oct '21
Mathematician John Forbes ___ Jr.
Wed, 8 Sep '21
Poet Ogden
Tue, 8 Jun '21
See 16-Across
Fri, 9 Apr '21
Actress Niecy on the Hollywood Walk of Fame