Today marks the start of a new era in the life of The Stickler, largely brought about by the tremendous support shown by solvers unhappy with its cancellation in the newspaper. For a minimum of 6 months, The Stickler Weekly will appear here every Monday for free (support is requested but not mandatory). There will be a PDF version that can be downloaded and printed and an online version that should work on a computer, smartphone or tablet using just a browser.
The regular Clue Hints will also be available, as well as help for overseas solvers if applicable. The puzzle’s solution will appear at the time the next puzzle is posted, and will include a cryptic Stickler Snippet and a full listing of answers with explanations.
Those used to The Boxer in The Courier Mail or The Saturday Cryptic in The Adelaide Advertiser will feel right at home with The Stickler Weekly, as the difficulty level is very similiar.
The continuation and possible expansion of this service will depend solely on the ongoing support and generosity of solvers.
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David Stickley
Hi David and Linda .. thank you for your first weekly online Cryptic crossword .. I am a very poor cryptic solver but am determined to make a success of it eventually .. so I would love to continue to receive your weekly puzzles and probably to subscribe when you introduce the new system. I’ve just experimented, and despite not being very technically able, managed to download and save your puzzle on PDF .. so am looking forward to challenging my rapidly ageing brain cells! I’ve already forwarded your letter to a friend. Thanks again, and very best wishes with your venture,Gillian.
Thank you David. I have been doing (trying to do) the Guardian puzzles which are enjoyable but I do prefer your puzzles.
Great – absolutely bloody terrify!!!!!
The rubbish in the Advertiser of late stinks.
Best of luck and I look forward to the ‘boxed sets”.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Have not bought a Telegraph since your cryptic disappeared. Currently solving Sticklers from October 2011, which were kept during my time overseas. I knew hoarding would be beneficial one day! Good luck with your new venture.
Thank you! We missed your crossword so much we cancelled our subscription to the Saturday Advertiser. We can now regain our Saturday morning ritual – it takes us at least 3 cups of tea to solve your crossword!
Hooray! Sooooo happy. Of course being a greedyguts I can’t wait for the boxed set. Please get it out for Christmas and save me from another year of receiving no name perfume and ill-fitting knickers from my spouse.
Btw I cancelled my telegraph subscription and told them why after over fifty years as a telegraph reader and subscriber I was doing so.
Well done Sticklers. I also stopped buying the Telegraph after the demise of your crossword. I sent them an e-mail saying the new crossword was like replacing Moet with mouthwash. Can’t wait to get started on your new ones and yes, I’ll contribute.
Well done and thank you, we have taken to buying the week end financial revue, so with this it will at least be two a week. I agree, please get a compilation out before Christmas.
Well done David!
Great idea.
Won’t be buying a newspaper i don’t want to read anymore.
Will be happy to subscribe/contribute but not sure how.
Please advise.
The main reason I fork out cash for a printed newspaper is for the puzzles page, so I’m more than happy to pay a subscription fee for a quality cryptic. So everyone, please get behind David in his new venture, and put your money where your mouth is.
To those people who’ve commented that they don’t know how to subscribe, look for the “The Stickler Invest” button on the home page. David — perhaps you need to make it more obvious?
By the way, I only ever bought the Telegraph for the Stickler, so they’ve totally lost my business.
Yes, where’s the ‘Contribute’ button? :-S