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But he remains the engaging, articulate and uncensored champion of artistic freedom and the ingenious deviser of “Midnight’s Children” and other lauded works of fiction.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024

Far more are employed only by the deviser and his partner.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2014

The initials, he explained, stood for "Globe Calendar," of which he was the deviser.

From Time Magazine Archive

This is all catnip to Terry Gilliam, deviser of the Monty Python animations and co-director of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

From Time Magazine Archive

The deviser of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes hit on a happy phrase when he declared that "the problem and its solution must form the theme."

From Inquiries and Opinions by Matthews, Brander