A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TOON

Sat, 25 Nov '23
27-Down, for example
Thu, 13 Jul '23
Drawn-out character
Thu, 29 Jun '23
Any Simpsons character
Mon, 5 Jun '23
Bugs Bunny or SpongeBob SquarePants, informally
Sat, 29 Oct '22
TV's Rick or Morty
Wed, 5 Oct '22
Animated type, for short
Sun, 12 Dec '21
Animated figure
Tue, 16 Nov '21
Yogi Bear or Fred Flintstone
Mon, 6 Sep '21
Saturday morning TV character
Fri, 3 Sep '21
Saturday morning character
Mon, 19 Apr '21
Bugs Bunny or Wile E. Coyote