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10 results for SPHERES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 12, 2023	74D	Round figures	Christina Iverson and Samuel A. Donaldson	Shortz
Tue Apr 5, 2022	46D	Baseballs and basketballs, but not footballs	Bruce Haight	Shortz
Sat Jan 15, 2005	21D	Purviews	Ed Early	Shortz
Sat Mar 20, 2004	1A	Heavenly array	Byron Walden	Shortz
Mon Oct 20, 2003	43A	Realms	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Tue Nov 27, 2001	53A	Domains of influence	Ed Early	Shortz
Sun Feb 9, 1997	113A	The sun and moon	D. Niles	Shortz
Sun May 26, 1996	1D	Parts of orreries	R. Ross	Shortz
Sat May 18, 1996	63A	Ball bearings, e.g.	M. Nosowsky	Shortz
Wed Feb 2, 1994	45A	Earth and moon, e.g.	Robert Katz	Shortz

19 results for SPHERES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jun 23, 1993	41A	Music makers?	Robert Herrig	Maleska
Tue Mar 10, 1992	22A	Orbs	Norma Steinberg	Maleska
Sun May 13, 1990	6D	Celestial bodies	Stanley Glass	Maleska
Sun Jul 17, 1988	89A	Orbs	Norman S. Wizer	Maleska
Wed Feb 4, 1987	48A	Music of the ___	Tom W. Underhill	Maleska
Sun Jun 29, 1986	95A	Heavenly bodies	Edward Marchese	Maleska
Thu Feb 23, 1984	43D	Mars, Venus, etc.	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Fri Dec 24, 1982	35A	Planets	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Wed Dec 17, 1980	9D	Music of the ___	Timothy Hoy	Maleska
Fri Apr 1, 1977	49A	Globes	Jordan S. Lasher	Maleska
Mon Dec 27, 1971	54A	Fields	Unknown	Weng
Sun May 9, 1971	16D	Milieus	Marian Pearce	Weng
Thu Apr 29, 1971	1D	Fields of activity	Unknown	Weng
Sun Oct 8, 1967	61A	Regions.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Mon Aug 17, 1959	42D	Sun and moon.	Mary S. Manning	Farrar
Sat Mar 1, 1958	67A	Globes.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Nov 16, 1951	22A	___ of influence.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 6, 1948	82A	Planets.	Alberta N. Burton	Farrar
Sun Jun 21, 1942	72D	"Stars shot madly from their ___."—Midsummer Night's Dream.	Mabel C. Daggett	Farrar

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