Elements 13 Spot Healing Tool - freezes & leaves black spot on image

I am using Elements 13 on a Mac, doing substantial spot healing in restoring old images.
The healing tool regularly seems to have a delay in responding and then leaves a dark spot on the image.  When I 'undo' to remove it, the spot occasionally extends down to the bottom right with a smudged line.
Is this happening to anyone else?
Any tips on how to prevent this?

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