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6 results for IDLEHANDS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 9, 2018	36A	"The Devil's playthings"	Robyn Weintraub	Shortz
Thu Feb 23, 2017	36D	The devil's playthings, they say	Jeff Chen	Shortz
Sat Feb 20, 2016	67A	Proverbial tools for wrongdoing	James Mulhern	Shortz
Sun Jun 21, 2015	97A	The devil's workshop, as the saying goes	Timothy Polin	Shortz
Sat Jul 5, 2008	18A	Supposed tools of the devil	Karen M. Tracey	Shortz
Fri Mar 3, 2006	58A	"The devil's tools"	Tyler Hinman	Shortz

1 result for IDLEHANDS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Feb 23, 1971	37D	What the devil finds work for	Unknown	Weng

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