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1 result for SPIRED from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 9, 2011	37A	Like most churches	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz

1 result for SPIRED from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Nov 16, 2008	Panda	57A	Pointed to spider	Mel Taub	Shortz

13 results for SPIRED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jul 23, 1985	5D	Extended upward	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Mon Jun 11, 1979	10D	Like some churches	Jean J. Davison	Maleska
Sun May 6, 1979	74D	Tapering to a point	Anthony B. Canning	Maleska
Thu Feb 12, 1976	27A	Like most churches	Evelyn Benshoof	Weng
Mon Oct 1, 1973	48D	Slender and pointed	Unknown	Weng
Sat Jun 3, 1967	8D	Having a steeple.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Mon Oct 3, 1966	38A	Like a cathedral.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Tue Jun 21, 1966	10D	Having a steeple.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Nov 3, 1965	52A	Like the top of a church.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Oct 15, 1964	26A	Pointed.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri May 2, 1958	5D	Having a steeple.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Mon Mar 18, 1957	4D	Having a steeple.	Walt Clark	Farrar
Sun Aug 10, 1952	44A	Tapering.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar

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