A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ASP

Tue, 15 Oct '24
Nile reptile
Sat, 13 Jul '24
Shakespearean killer
Tue, 4 Jun '24
Egyptian viper
Fri, 29 Dec '23
Member of the family Viperidae
Thu, 28 Dec '23
Menace in "Raiders of the Lost Ark"
Wed, 4 Oct '23
Nile danger
Fri, 9 Jun '23
"Baby at my breast," in a Shakespearean tragedy
Thu, 8 Jun '23
Sight in the final scene of "Cleopatra"
Mon, 29 May '23
Cairo cobra
Mon, 6 Mar '23
Nile snake
Sun, 12 Feb '23
Vile Nile reptile
Tue, 18 Oct '22
African serpent
Mon, 19 Sep '22
Venomous serpent in "Antony and Cleopatra"
Wed, 31 Aug '22
Egyptian ophidian
Sat, 20 Aug '22
Shakespeare's "pretty worm of Nilus"
Thu, 7 Jul '22
Apt word hidden in "Cleopatra's prop"
Mon, 6 Jun '22
Nile snake
Mon, 23 May '22
Nile serpent
Tue, 22 Mar '22
Snake in ancient Egyptian art
Sun, 30 Jan '22
"Raiders of the Lost Ark" biter
Wed, 26 Jan '22
One with a venomous bite
Tue, 18 Jan '22
Cleopatra's snake
Sat, 27 Nov '21
Symbol on an ancient sarcophagus
Thu, 25 Nov '21
Wood nymph / Independent person
Tue, 12 Oct '21
Nile biter
Thu, 26 Aug '21
Shakespeare's "poor venomous fool"
Wed, 25 Aug '21
Snake along the Nile
Sun, 25 Jul '21
Symbol of royalty in ancient Egypt
Sat, 10 Jul '21
"The pretty worm of Nilus ... that kills and pains not," per Shakespeare
Thu, 17 Jun '21
Relative of an adder
Tue, 8 Jun '21
"Raiders of the Lost Ark" snake
Sat, 29 May '21
Spreader of venom
Mon, 19 Apr '21
Snake symbolizing old Egyptian royalty
Wed, 24 Mar '21
Danger for Indiana Jones
Fri, 19 Mar '21
Symbol of royalty in ancient Egypt
Sun, 14 Mar '21
Prop in a Shakespeare tragedy
Mon, 8 Feb '21
Snake in "Antony and Cleopatra"
Wed, 27 Jan '21
"Poor venomous fool," to Cleopatra
Fri, 8 Jan '21
Saharan menace