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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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AFR Cryptic, Saturday 27/5/2017, Clue Hints
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AFR Cryptic (20/5/2017) Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 BARBED Rail and support used for sleeper is spiked (6) BAR + BED 5 BASICS Form of tax is incorporating cold hard facts (6) (BAS + IS) outside C 8 FIGURE OF SPEECH Drunken … Continue reading
The Stickler Weekly 179
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 179 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 179 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 179 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 179 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 178 Solution
English can be a frustrating language, what with its multiple ways of expressing the same thing, many meanings and word forms for the same “word”, and countless variations of spelling and pronounciations. Of course, it’s most of these things that … Continue reading
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AFR Cryptic, Saturday 20/5/2017, Clue Hints
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AFR Cryptic (13/5/2017) Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 IMPLIED Prankster didn’t tell the truth as suggested (7) IMP + LIED 5 DOLLARS Attractive woman, for instance, accepting right money (7) (DOLL + AS) outside R 9 STURTS DESERT PEA Superstar tested cultivated … Continue reading
The Stickler Weekly 178
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The Stickler Weekly 178 Clue Hints
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