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3 results for DEVIOUS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Feb 6, 2018	45D	Tricky ... or a tricky description of 18-, 29-, 36-, 48- and 59-Across	Bruce Haight	Shortz
Sat Aug 15, 2009	14D	Not on the level	Matt Ginsberg	Shortz
Mon Feb 25, 2002	41D	Crafty	Christina Houlihan	Shortz

1 result for DEVIOUS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jan 25, 1998	Cryptic	19A	Sneaky editor returns five notes (7)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

3 results for DEVIOUS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 17, 1988	50A	Roundabout	Stanley Glass	Maleska
Fri Jul 7, 1978	24D	Shifty; tricky	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Mon Feb 2, 1959	2D	Not straightforward.	Herbert Lyle	Farrar

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