A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

GIL

Sun, 24 Mar '24
___ Scott-Heron, writer of "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"
Sat, 1 Jul '23
Poet Scott-Heron
Wed, 8 Feb '23
___ Grissom, longtime "CSI" character
Fri, 19 Aug '22
Jazz great Evans