A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TORY

Sun, 27 Oct '24
Margaret Thatcher, e.g.
Sun, 8 Sep '24
Major or May, politically
Fri, 31 May '24
Loyalist during the American Revolution
Wed, 31 May '23
Conservative
Thu, 17 Feb '22
Boris Johnson, e.g.
Wed, 28 Jul '21
One leaning to the right