Short staff?
The crossword clue "Short staff?" is answered by ASSTS, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2007. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ASSTS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ASSTS answer page.
Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2007. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ASSTS
Every other clue in this collection answered by ASSTS, most used first.
- Helpers: Abbr. - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Aides: Abbr. - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
- Admin. aides - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Seconds: Abbr. - used 9 times, most recently in 2008
- Mgr.'s helpers - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Staff members: Abbr. - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Short-tempered - TESTY, used 76 times
- Prenatal test, for short - AMNIO, used 52 times
- Short putt - TAPIN, used 51 times
- Short skirts - MINIS, used 51 times
- March honoree, for short - STPAT, used 50 times
- Short jackets - ETONS, used 44 times
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