A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

IVAN

Sun, 26 May '24
Any of six Russian monarchs
Fri, 22 Mar '24
Tommy in the Hockey Hall of Fame
Tue, 1 Aug '23
"Terrible" tsar
Sat, 4 Feb '23
Pavlov with a Nobel Prize
Wed, 20 Jul '22
Nobelist Pavlov
Mon, 27 Jun '22
"Ghostbusters" director Reitman
Mon, 14 Feb '22
"Terrible" czar
Wed, 25 Aug '21
First czar of Russia