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2 results for OPTICIAN from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Aug 17, 2022	24D	A sight for sore eyes?	Michael Paleos	Shortz
Tue Oct 12, 2021	12D	Professional you might need to see?	Conor Sefkow	Shortz

1 result for OPTICIAN from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Aug 5, 2007	Acrostic	H	Person whose job can be a grind?	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

4 results for OPTICIAN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Dec 12, 1991	36D	Glasses specialist	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Tue Apr 26, 1983	53A	He deals in frames	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Thu Apr 12, 1979	8D	Spectacles are his specialty	Dana Gross	Maleska
Fri Apr 19, 1974	38D	Man for lenses	Norton Rhoades	Weng

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