A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MOS

Fri, 10 Oct '25
12 pgs., maybe
Fri, 27 Jun '25
Patterns for criminologists, in brief
Sun, 19 Jan '25
Personal approaches, in brief
Wed, 8 Jan '25
Sept. and Oct.
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.