A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MARIO

Sun, 15 Feb '26
Video game character aptly celebrated on Mar. 10
Mon, 22 Sep '25
"The Godfather" author Puzo
Thu, 28 Aug '25
Red-clad brother of 54-Down
Mon, 17 Jun '24
Nintendo character who says "It's-a-me!"
Wed, 21 Feb '24
Penguins great Lemieux