Gray Dots when printing in Pages/Numbers

When printing from Pages (v 5.0.1) and Numbers (v 3.0.1), there are tiny gray dots all over the page. How do I get rid of these?

I have the same problem. It doesn't show dots on screen or when I choose "Open PDF in Preview" from the Print dialog box, but when I print they still appear.
It also happens with Mail, Numbers and Keynote but not with TextEdit or Preview (unless I exported the document as a PDF from Pages or Numbers).
It is infuriating.

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