A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LILA

Sun, 19 May '24
Name that means "night" in Arabic and "purple" in German
Sat, 13 Apr '24
Marion Crane's sister in "Psycho"
Sat, 5 Aug '23
___ Kedrova, Oscar-winning actress for "Zorba the Greek"
Sun, 14 May '23
Grammy-winning Mexican singer Downs
Sun, 29 Jan '23
Diane Sawyer's real first name