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 1
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 1 Overseas Help For The Stickler Weekly 1 … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 1 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 1 Overseas Help
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Introducing The Stickler Weekly
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 … Continue reading
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Courier Mail Boxer Cryptic cancelled
If you’ve been doing The Courier Mail crosswords during the week, you probably guessed that my Saturday cryptic would be affected. Due to changes by News Ltd that impacted the puzzles all four metro papers, The Courier Mail Boxer cryptic … Continue reading
Advertiser Saturday Cryptic cancelled
If you’ve been doing The Adelaide Advertiser crosswords during the week, you probably guessed that my Saturday cryptic would be affected. Due to changes by News Ltd that impacted the puzzles all four metro papers, The Adelaide Advertiser Saturday cryptic … Continue reading
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The Stickler cancelled
Due to changes by News Ltd to puzzle pages in four metro papers, The Stickler will no longer be published. This ends a 4786-puzzle labour of love. The Stickler has been the only new, daily, 15×15, Australian cryptic to appear … Continue reading