A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ZED

Thu, 7 Nov '24
Debut character for Zadie Smith?
Sun, 7 Jul '24
O.E.D. ender
Tue, 17 Oct '23
Last of 26, in Canada
Wed, 2 Aug '23
End of the London Blitz?
Sat, 11 Feb '23
End of a series in Canada
Thu, 29 Jul '21
What the verb ending "-ise" isn't spelled with