A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SANS

Tue, 30 May '23
Comic ___ (oft-mocked typeface)
Fri, 12 May '23
Minus
Sat, 18 Mar '23
Word in several font names
Thu, 15 Dec '22
___ souci (carefree)
Sat, 19 Nov '22
Missing
Mon, 24 Oct '22
French for "without"
Mon, 24 Oct '22
After 1-Across, what the first names at 20-, 36-, 43- and 57-Across all are?
Wed, 4 May '22
Without
Sun, 17 Apr '22
Without
Fri, 18 Mar '22
___ doute (definitely: Fr.)
Sun, 15 Aug '21
Word in many font names