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8 results for USEFUL from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Dec 16, 2022	7D	Advantageous	Kameron Austin Collins	Shortz
Tue Jun 9, 2015	45D	Worth having	Roy Leban	Shortz
Wed Jun 6, 2012	44D	Of service	Gary Cee	Shortz
Sun Sep 4, 2011	54D	Good for something	Dana Delany and Matt Ginsberg	Shortz
Tue Nov 8, 2005	64A	Practical	Gail Grabowski and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Sun Jun 27, 2004	8D	Earning one's keep, say	Peter Abide and Steven Kahn	Shortz
Tue Jan 28, 2003	8D	Beneficial	Christina Houlihan	Shortz
Fri Mar 23, 2001	18A	Employable	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz

1 result for USEFUL from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Nov 8, 2009	Acrostic	V	Providing some service	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

17 results for USEFUL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon May 28, 1990	47D	Serviceable	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Tue Nov 3, 1987	50D	Beneficial	Margaret W. Huskey	Maleska
Mon Jan 10, 1983	47D	Serviceable	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Mon Feb 16, 1981	29A	Serviceable	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Sun Oct 8, 1972	104D	Advantageous	Elaine D. Schorr	Weng
Wed May 3, 1972	28A	Handy	Unknown	Weng
Wed Feb 10, 1965	24D	Beneficial.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Dec 27, 1963	9D	Instrumental.	Michael Dubin	Farrar
Fri Aug 4, 1961	49A	Advantageous.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Oct 29, 1957	46D	Purposive.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Oct 1, 1957	55A	Beneficial.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Nov 26, 1955	50D	Having a purpose.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Apr 12, 1955	42A	Beneficial.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sat Oct 25, 1952	8D	Practical.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jan 15, 1951	25A	Utilitarian.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar
Fri Jan 12, 1951	44A	Handy.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Sun Feb 26, 1950	133A	Advantageous.	S. K. Fliegner	Farrar

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