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2 results for ASSISTANT from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu May 8, 2008	35D	See 11-Down	Harvey Estes	Shortz
Mon Feb 7, 2005	33D	Helper	Gordon Seaberg	Shortz

1 result for ASSISTANT from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
May 7, 2023	Acrostic	O	Jules Verne's Passepartout or Arthur Conan Doyle's Watson	Mark Halpin	Shortz

7 results for ASSISTANT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu May 13, 1993	10D	Watson, to Bell	Jeanne Wilson	Maleska
Wed Aug 31, 1983	11D	Aide	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Tue Aug 16, 1977	16A	Malamud novel (with "The")	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Wed Aug 30, 1967	36D	Staff member.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Tue Aug 25, 1959	37A	Adjutant.	Jan Dubin	Farrar
Tue May 8, 1956	6D	Right-hand man.	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Fri Aug 15, 1952	59A	Helpmate.	Unknown	Farrar

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