A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

CAT

Sun, 22 Feb '26
Persian or Abyssinian
Sat, 31 Jan '26
One of three in the Horatio Henry Couldery painting "Curiosity"
Tue, 2 Dec '25
Hairball hacker
Wed, 6 Aug '25
Animal on a "Hang in there!" inspirational poster
Fri, 1 Aug '25
"You cannot look at a sleeping ___ and feel tense": Jane Pauley
Thu, 24 Jul '25
Hard animal to herd
Mon, 2 Jun '25
One pouncing at a laser pointer, perhaps
Tue, 18 Mar '25
Tabby
Tue, 11 Feb '25
Purring pet
Mon, 30 Dec '24
"All you need is love and a ___" (old saying)
Fri, 20 Dec '24
Garfield, for one
Thu, 19 Sep '24
Abraham Lincoln was the first to keep one at the White House
Fri, 8 Mar '24
Big name in construction equipment
Wed, 22 Nov '23
Edgar Allan Poe owned a black one, appropriately
Sun, 1 Oct '23
Garfield or Sylvester
Mon, 8 May '23
Pet that uses a litter box
Thu, 27 Apr '23
Dude in a jazz ensemble
Thu, 18 Aug '22
Litter maker
Fri, 1 Jul '22
Furball, maybe
Wed, 8 Jun '22
Subject of many a funny TikTok
Sun, 16 Jan '22
Laser pointer chaser
Wed, 1 Dec '21
Only domestic species in the family Felidae
Sun, 22 Aug '21
Cool one
Tue, 6 Apr '21
Animal that, despite popular belief, is usually lactose intolerant