A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

IDOL

Sun, 19 Feb '23
Golden calf, for one
Wed, 23 Nov '22
Worshiped person
Sat, 29 Oct '22
Word with false or fallen
Mon, 1 Aug '22
False god
Mon, 6 Jun '22
Celebrity who's adored
Mon, 23 May '22
Worshiped figure
Wed, 30 Mar '22
"American ___"
Tue, 29 Mar '22
"White Wedding" singer Billy
Wed, 19 Jan '22
Some people bow to it
Thu, 26 Aug '21
Statue of Ganesha, e.g.
Thu, 15 Jul '21
Fan fave
Wed, 9 Jun '21
Golden calf, e.g.