A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MOS

Sat, 12 Oct '24
Approaches, briefly
Sat, 13 Apr '24
Personal styles, in brief
Sun, 3 Sep '23
Ways of doing things, in brief
Sat, 26 Aug '23
Three in Q3, e.g.: Abbr.
Sun, 20 Aug '23
___ Eisley, where Luke Skywalker meets Han Solo
Fri, 4 Aug '23
___ Eisley ("Star Wars" spaceport)
Fri, 28 Jul '23
Calendar pages: Abbr.
Sun, 27 Nov '22
Rapper ___ Def
Sat, 29 Oct '22
Ways of doing things, for short
Sat, 2 Apr '22
1-12: Abbr.
Tue, 27 Jul '21
Rapper ___ Def
Sat, 17 Apr '21
Several of them are named for gods: Abbr.