A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MIA

Sun, 28 May '23
Nowhere to be found, for short
Tue, 4 Apr '23
"Mamma ___!"
Wed, 8 Mar '23
Soccer great Hamm
Thu, 5 Jan '23
Soccer great Hamm
Tue, 3 Jan '23
___ Thermopolis, Anne Hathaway's role in "The Princess Diaries"
Thu, 29 Sep '22
God-knows-where, casually
Mon, 12 Sep '22
Soccer star Hamm
Tue, 6 Sep '22
Emma Stone's role in "La La Land"
Sun, 14 Aug '22
Hamm of women's soccer fame
Sat, 13 Aug '22
Battle stat
Tue, 2 Aug '22
"Mamma ___!"
Sat, 30 Jul '22
Italian pronoun
Fri, 29 Apr '22
"O patria ___" ("Aida" aria)
Sun, 17 Apr '22
Unaccounted for, for short
Thu, 7 Apr '22
The Heat, on scoreboards
Sun, 27 Mar '22
Actress Farrow
Wed, 9 Mar '22
Nowhere to be found, informally
Sun, 2 Jan '22
Rapper known offstage as Mathangi Arulpragasam
Tue, 14 Dec '21
Actress Farrow
Wed, 11 Aug '21
"Mamma ___!"
Sun, 25 Jul '21
Unaccounted for, briefly
Thu, 27 May '21
G.I. to be worried about
Tue, 30 Mar '21
Leading female role in "Pulp Fiction"
Thu, 18 Mar '21
___ Love, Utah's first Black congressperson
Wed, 10 Mar '21
Hamm with two Olympic gold medals
Mon, 11 Jan '21
Soccer star Hamm