A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

APES

Thu, 21 Nov '24
Acts like
Tue, 5 Nov '24
Orangutans, e.g.
Wed, 26 Jun '24
Impersonates, maybe
Thu, 18 Apr '24
Does like
Thu, 1 Feb '24
Does impressions of
Sun, 2 Jul '23
Does an impression of
Sun, 26 Feb '23
Uncreatively draws from
Sun, 16 Oct '22
Donkey Kong and others
Sun, 28 Aug '22
Creatures described as catarrhine, from the Latin for "downward-nosed"
Fri, 22 Jul '22
They share our blood types
Sun, 1 May '22
Does the same as
Tue, 28 Dec '21
Big lugs
Wed, 27 Oct '21
Imitates
Mon, 16 Aug '21
King Kong and others
Sun, 15 Aug '21
The avant-garde "artists" Congo and Pierre Brassau
Tue, 20 Jul '21
Chimps and bonobos
Wed, 17 Feb '21
Animals found in 16-, 20-, 35-, 51- and 58-Across
Fri, 22 Jan '21
Some sign language users