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David Stickley has been writing crosswords professionally since 1995. His cryptic puzzle, The Stickler, reached number 4786 before being axed in July 2013 due to cutbacks. David has been published in the NYT and the UK's FT.-
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Monthly Archives: June 2014
The Stickler Weekly 40
The Stickler for this week is now available. Please select your preferred solving format. The solution to this puzzle will appear next week. Clue Hints for The Stickler Weekly 40 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 40 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 40 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 40 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 39 Solution
For a setter, not all words are equal when it comes time to insert them into a grid. New or amateur setters often make life hard for themselves by inserting any word that fits into a given slot, rather than … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 39
The Stickler for this week is now available. Please select your preferred solving format. The solution to this puzzle will appear next week. Clue Hints for The Stickler Weekly 39 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 39 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 39 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 39 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 38 Solution
Feedback is a really good tool for anyone supplying a service or product to improve what they offer. Good feedback provides encouragement and reinforces what someone does well. Negative feedback can force changes so that more of the public are … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 38
The Stickler for this week is now available. Please select your preferred solving format. The solution to this puzzle will appear next week. Clue Hints for The Stickler Weekly 38 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 38 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 38 Clue Hints
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