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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.
Monthly Archives: July 2025
AFR Cryptic, Saturday 26/7/2025, Clue Hints
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AFR Cryptic (19/7/2025) Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 HABIT High somewhat? That’s addiction (5) H + A BIT 4 ETRUSCANS Old Italians converted true digital images (9) Anagram of TRUE + SCANS 9 INSWING Movement of delivery from one state in Germany’s … Continue reading
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AFR Cryptic, Saturday 19/7/2025, Clue Hints
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AFR Cryptic (12/7/2025) Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 STAMPS Collectables stay mostly with house-sitters? (6) (STA)y + MPS 4 MORASS Primitive growth found on banks of river and a bog (6) MOSS outside (R + A) 8 AWAIT Look for it east … Continue reading
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AFR Cryptic, Saturday 12/7/2025, Clue Hints
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AFR Cryptic (5/7/2025) Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 SOFT COPY Item stored on disk of Tasmania’s head company pinched by spy (4,4) [OF + (T)asmania + CO] inside SPY 5 TANDEM Members of management and employees, one behind the other (6) managemenT … Continue reading
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AFR Cryptic, Saturday 5/7/2025, Clue Hints
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AFR Cryptic (28/6/2025) Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 PHASED Section of bookshop has editions released in stages (6) bookshoP HAS EDitions 5 CAMP BED Stretcher arrived containing lead handles in the middle! (4,3) CAME outside [PB + han(D)les] 9 DATA PROCESSING Reformatted … Continue reading
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