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1 result for SPECTRES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 2, 1995	32A	Bugbears, in Brighton	Norman S. Wizer	Shortz

3 results for SPECTRES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jan 30, 1990	40D	Aylesbury apparitions	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Wed Mar 6, 1974	4D	Ghosts	Trussel	Weng
Thu Feb 6, 1964	40A	Ghosts.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar

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