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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: September 2015
The Stickler Weekly 98
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 98 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 98 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 98 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 98 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 97 Solution
I’ve come across a number of blogs recently with postings equating easy cryptics with the number of anagrams they contain. It’s certainly true that the (full) anagram is probably the easiest and quickest type of clue to write, but there … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 97
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 97 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 97 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 97 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 97 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 96 Solution
In 2006 the Macquarie Dictionary people asked me to consult on their Macquarie Crossword Dictionary that hadn’t been updated since the first edition in 1990. With just about everything stored on computers, there was a real opportunity to create a … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 96
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 96 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 96 Solution … Continue reading
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