A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TOON

Sun, 30 Nov '25
Animated character, informally
Tue, 13 May '25
Roger Rabbit or Bugs Bunny, e.g.
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