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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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The Stickler Weekly 231
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 231 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 231 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 231 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 231 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 230 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 STARTING POINT Major can race it on redeveloped base (8,5) STAR + TIN + GP + anagram of IT ON 9 TITANIC Sunken vessel is intact strangely, apart from bow of ship (7) Anagram … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly Insights 230
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AFR Cryptic, Saturday 16/6/2018, Clue Hints
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AFR Cryptic (9/6/2018) Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 TEASED Dinner parties given by senior journalist wound up (6) TEAS + ED 5 FIRST UP Trees put about initially (5,2) FIRS + (PUT reversed) 10 INCENTIVE SCHEME Even nice chemist maligned a rewards … Continue reading
The Stickler Weekly 230
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The Stickler Weekly 230 Clue Hints
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