A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ALEX

Tue, 14 Mar '23
Actress Borstein of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Sun, 28 Aug '22
"Potent Potables for $1,000, ___" (onetime TV request)
Sun, 27 Mar '22
Lion in the "Madagascar" movies
Wed, 2 Mar '22
Longtime "Jeopardy!" host Trebek
Sun, 28 Nov '21
"A Clockwork Orange" narrator
Fri, 27 Aug '21
Middle child on ABC's "Modern Family"
Tue, 27 Jul '21
Soccer star Morgan
Sun, 25 Apr '21
"Roots" author Haley