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.-
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The Stickler Weekly 36 Solution
Piecing together cryptic clue wordplays is a fundamental part of cryptic crossword solving. A well-written clue should be solvable from its wordplay alone, so structuring a wordplay so that solvers are given enough information to reconstruct the answer is crucial … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 36
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 36 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 36 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 36 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 36 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 35 Solution
The internet is a fascinating place. It allows all people with a connection the ability to get involved, either as an originator or a contributor, or both. It shouldn’t surprise us that there are thousands of niches out there just … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 35
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 35 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 35 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 35 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 35 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 34 Solution
What do you see when you look at the word INSPECTOR (15-down)? If I asked you for clueing ideas, what would you come up with? IN + SPECTOR (Beatles record producer), or maybe anagrams like PC IN STORE or PR … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 34
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 34 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 34 Solution … Continue reading
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