A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ABEL

Fri, 15 Mar '24
Name that's a homophone of 24-Across
Wed, 31 Jan '24
First murder victim
Sat, 25 Nov '23
___ Prize, major honor in mathematical achievement
Sun, 24 Sep '23
Dutch explorer Tasman for whom an island is named
Wed, 7 Jun '23
Genesis brother
Tue, 18 Apr '23
One of Adam's sons
Wed, 8 Mar '23
Mouse with his own island in a Newbery Honor book
Mon, 17 Oct '22
Cain's brother
Mon, 5 Sep '22
Brother of Cain and Seth
Sun, 5 Jun '22
Biblical analogue of Aron in "East of Eden"
Fri, 15 Apr '22
His brother was no keeper
Thu, 13 Jan '22
___ Tesfaye, a.k.a. The Weeknd
Mon, 6 Dec '21
Brother betrayed in the Bible
Sun, 21 Nov '21
Brother of 99-Down
Tue, 31 Aug '21
Brother of Cain
Thu, 5 Aug '21
His murder elicited the first wail of mourning, in Islamic accounts
Tue, 13 Jul '21
Member of the first family
Tue, 25 May '21
___ Prize, annual award in mathematics