A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

APE

Thu, 7 Nov '24
Sight in Congo's Virunga National Park
Wed, 30 Oct '24
Member of Tarzan's tribe
Wed, 17 Apr '24
Copy
Fri, 5 Jan '24
Mimic
Sat, 28 Oct '23
Subject for conservationist Dian Fossey
Tue, 17 Oct '23
Friend of Tarzan
Thu, 12 Oct '23
Mimic
Sat, 30 Sep '23
Lug
Fri, 22 Sep '23
Caricature
Fri, 11 Aug '23
Great ___
Tue, 6 Jun '23
"Great" primate
Sun, 7 May '23
Human, e.g.
Sat, 29 Apr '23
Social climber?
Thu, 13 Apr '23
Word after big or go
Mon, 6 Mar '23
Companion for Tarzan
Wed, 1 Mar '23
Donkey Kong, e.g.
Sun, 19 Feb '23
Donkey Kong, for one
Tue, 7 Feb '23
"Great" primate
Mon, 9 Jan '23
Gorilla, e.g.
Fri, 25 Nov '22
Parrot
Tue, 18 Oct '22
Mimic
Sun, 2 Oct '22
Imitate
Mon, 26 Sep '22
Gorilla, e.g.
Wed, 21 Sep '22
Copy
Mon, 12 Sep '22
Animal aptly found in "banana peel"
Tue, 2 Aug '22
King Kong, for one
Sat, 9 Jul '22
Halloween costume requiring a full-body suit
Sun, 22 May '22
Bad way to go
Wed, 11 May '22
Copy
Sun, 8 May '22
Certain close relative
Sun, 24 Apr '22
Great ___
Thu, 17 Mar '22
Galoot
Mon, 7 Mar '22
Gibbon or gorilla
Wed, 23 Feb '22
Parrot
Sat, 8 Jan '22
Hominid
Wed, 29 Dec '21
Bonobo, for one
Sun, 26 Dec '21
Echo, perhaps
Sun, 5 Dec '21
Mimic
Sun, 28 Nov '21
Bonobo, e.g.
Mon, 22 Nov '21
Primate with no tail
Sun, 31 Oct '21
Member of the superfamily Hominoidea
Mon, 11 Oct '21
King Kong or Donkey Kong
Wed, 4 Aug '21
Donkey Kong, for one
Mon, 7 Jun '21
Gorilla
Fri, 28 May '21
Great ___
Tue, 11 May '21
Orangutan or gorilla
Sun, 2 May '21
Mimic
Mon, 26 Apr '21
Mimic
Mon, 5 Apr '21
Gibbon or gorilla
Tue, 23 Mar '21
Copy
Sat, 20 Mar '21
Big galoot
Sun, 28 Feb '21
Mimic
Sat, 16 Jan '21
Galoot
Sun, 3 Jan '21
Sci-fi's Dr. Zaius, for one