A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

KAY

Sun, 30 Jun '24
Elided agreement
Sun, 17 Mar '24
Name that sounds like a letter
Sat, 14 Oct '23
Woman's name that sounds like a letter of the alphabet
Wed, 30 Aug '23
Alabama governor Ivey
Sun, 9 Apr '23
Either of two lead characters in "Kiss Me, Kate"
Sun, 19 Mar '23
Character at the center of "Dunkirk"?
Sun, 27 Nov '22
___ Cannon, creator of the "Pitch Perfect" film series
Fri, 11 Nov '22
Sportscaster Adams who hosted "Good Morning Football"