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2 results for SELFHELP from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 19, 2026	92D	Where "The Four Agreements" and "The Five Love Languages" may be shelved	Michael Lieberman	Shortz
Wed Feb 9, 2000	44A	Category of 17-, 37- and 61-Across	Charles E. Gersch	Shortz

2 results for SELFHELP from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Feb 12, 2023	Acrostic	K	Book genre for independent problem-solvers (hyph.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Oct 6, 2013	Acrostic	F	Category in a bookstore's nonfiction section (hyph.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

3 results for SELFHELP from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Feb 17, 1975	4D	Bootstrap effort	Ruth N. Schultz	Weng
Wed Jan 20, 1960	49A	Objective of "How to" books.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri May 1, 1959	23A	Category of the "How to" books.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar

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