A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

PETE

Tue, 12 Dec '23
Baseball's Alonso or Rose
Mon, 28 Aug '23
Politico Buttigieg
Sat, 29 Jul '23
St. ___ (popular spring break locale, informally)
Tue, 18 Jul '23
Tennis champ Sampras
Wed, 14 Jun '23
Maravich in the Basketball Hall of Fame
Tue, 21 Feb '23
Rose or Rozelle of sports
Thu, 5 Jan '23
Politico Buttigieg
Sun, 2 Oct '22
Name of either brother in a classic Nickelodeon sitcom
Sat, 1 Oct '22
___ Postlethwaite, whom Spielberg once called "the best actor in the world"
Sun, 26 Jun '22
Comic Davidson
Sun, 16 Jan '22
Davidson of "S.N.L."
Tue, 11 Jan '22
Court great Sampras
Fri, 3 Sep '21
Sneaky ___
Sun, 29 Aug '21
___ Alonso, Mets slugger with the most home runs by a rookie in M.L.B. history (53)
Sun, 15 Aug '21
___ the Cat (fictional feline of children's books)
Thu, 29 Jul '21
Red Rose
Sun, 9 May '21
Davidson of "S.N.L."