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4 results for SPECTATE from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri May 18, 2012	42A	Watch it	Allan E. Parrish	Shortz
Sun Aug 14, 2005	96A	Watch (2)	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Sun Mar 11, 2001	6D	Watch (2)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Sun Nov 21, 1999	70A	Sit in the bleachers	Patrick D. Berry	Shortz

1 result for SPECTATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 8, 1987	45A	Attend the World Series, e.g.	Bernice Gordon	Maleska

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