About the Setter
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. In 2024 David and his wife Linda secured a weekly cryptic and quick slot in The SMH and The Age. David has also been published in the NYT, the UK's FT and Church Times.
Monthly Archives: July 2026
AFR Cryptic, Saturday 18/7/2026, Clue Hints
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AFR Cryptic (11/7/2026) Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 CUT NO ICE Rough count that is about 100 failed to impress (3,2,3) Anagram of COUNT + (IE outside C) 5 SCRIPT Drunken inspector ignoring one doctor’s instruction (6) Anagram of INSPECTOR minus ONE … Continue reading
AFR Cryptic, Saturday 11/7/2026, Clue Hints
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AFR Cryptic (4/7/2026) Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 BEDSPACE A follower escaped in disguise with hotelier’s offering (8) B + anagram of ESCAPED 5 SCRAPS Breaks up fights (6) Double Definition 9 NAPOLEON North Pole fortified by a functioning French general (8) … Continue reading
AFR Cryptic, Saturday 4/7/2026, Clue Hints
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AFR Cryptic (27/6/2026) Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 RUBBLE Two billion collected by government remains (6) BB inside RULE 4 PROTESTS Objects and worthless stuff carried by troublesome people (8) ROT inside PESTS 9 METHAMPHETAMINE Ice, say, received with meat the pieman … Continue reading
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