Helped (8)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">helped</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(assisting is a kind of helping)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for assisted that I've seen before include "given help" , "Aided" , "Helped" , "Lent a hand" , "to small sibling involved in stormy dates" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">helped</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('aid' can be a synonym of 'help')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for aided that I've seen before include "'Assisted, helped (5)'" , "not under their own steam?" , "given assistance" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">helped</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(availing is a kind of helping)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for availed that I've seen before include "Used, put into service" , "Profited from" , "Helped" , "Used to one's advantage" .)