A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

GHANA

Wed, 30 Aug '23
and Ava preferred Accra in ___,
Thu, 1 Jun '23
Major exporter of gold and cocoa
Mon, 21 Nov '22
Accra's country
Fri, 19 Nov '21
Home to Lake Volta, the largest artificial reservoir in the world
Tue, 7 Sep '21
Country separating Togo from Ivory Coast
Sun, 5 Sep '21
Where the Volta River flows
Thu, 18 Feb '21
See 26-Across