A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

IVAN

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