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2 results for SPECIOUS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Thu Jun 15, 2023	19A	*Misleadingly plausible	David Harris
Thu Jul 23, 2015	27D	False	Timothy Polin

3 results for SPECIOUS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jan 14, 1985	46A	Plausible	Jesse Roarke	Maleska
Sat Jul 27, 1974	67A	Plausible	Thomas Sheehan	Weng
Mon Apr 27, 1953	9D	Apparently right, but not really so.	Dorothy Smith	Farrar

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