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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: October 2015
The Stickler Weekly 102
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 102 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 102 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 102 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 102 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 101 Solution
I was doing my regular scan of the Net looking for interesting cryptic things when I came across an article about an English setter, Philistine, who had been talking cryptics on a radio program. He had put together a puzzle … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 101
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 101 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 101 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 101 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 101 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 100 Solution
Some word puzzle chestnuts just won’t go away. Talk to puzzle solvers long enough and GEGS (Answer: Scrambled eggs) and HIJKLMNO (H to O; Answer: Water) are bound to turn up and be cited as “classic” cryptic clues. I think … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly Turns 100
The Stickler Weekly continues, but… Continue reading
The Stickler Weekly 100
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 100 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 100 Solution … Continue reading
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