A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TOM

Mon, 29 May '23
Jerry's cartoon counterpart
Mon, 15 May '23
Male cat
Wed, 3 May '23
Barnyard male
Tue, 18 Apr '23
"Ground control to Major ___ ..."
Sun, 9 Apr '23
Male turkey
Sat, 7 Jan '23
Half of a classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon duo
Mon, 19 Sep '22
Male turkey
Sat, 14 May '22
___ yum (hot-and-sour Thai soup)
Tue, 26 Apr '22
Actor Holland of "Spider-Man" films
Mon, 28 Feb '22
Male cat
Thu, 19 Aug '21
Waits on an album release?
Mon, 9 Aug '21
Male cat
Sun, 25 Jul '21
___ Perez, former Democratic National Committee chair
Tue, 20 Jul '21
Jerry's partner in cartoondom
Thu, 8 Apr '21
Big gobbler