A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

GEN

Sat, 8 Jun '24
What comes before X, Y and Z
Sun, 29 Jan '23
Lead-in to X, Y or Z
Tue, 21 Jun '22
___-X
Sat, 4 Jun '22
___ chem (101-level course, familiarly)
Mon, 11 Oct '21
Next-___ technology
Mon, 15 Mar '21
Four-star officer: Abbr.