A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TIGER

Sun, 24 Aug '25
University of Memphis athlete
Fri, 18 Apr '25
Its stripes represent wisdom in Buddhism
Sun, 1 Sep '24
Bucko
Mon, 11 Dec '23
Mascot for Princeton — or Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
Sat, 29 Jul '23
Year of the ___ (2022)
Sun, 25 Jun '23
Richard Parker in "Life of Pi," for one
Fri, 14 Apr '23
Go-getter
Sat, 14 Jan '23
Go-getter
Fri, 5 Aug '22
Fierce, hard-to-control sort
Wed, 11 Aug '21
One told to "Go get 'em!"