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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 22/6/2024, Clue Hints
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AFR Cryptic (15/6/2024) Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 SPRUCE Well-dressed timber (6) Double Definition 4 RANSOMED Some in South African capital may be set free (8) SOME inside RAND 9 CHAIRED Looked after meeting’s tea and wine (7) CHAI + RED 11 … Continue reading
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AFR Cryptic, Saturday 15/6/2024, Clue Hints
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AFR Cryptic (8/6/2024) Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 SCHEMES Men, before finishing in chess, developed strategies (7) (ME)n inside anagram of CHESS 5 PREAMP Piano salesperson moved around AM stereo equipment (6) P + REP outside AM 9 A-FLAT Group of football … Continue reading
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AFR Cryptic, Saturday 8/6/2024, Clue Hints
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AFR Cryptic (1/6/2024) Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 WELL-KEPT Clean, healthy pet, wrongly injected with potassium (4-4) WELL + anagram of PET outside K 5 STOCKS Handle small investments (6) STOCK + S 10 NONE TOO Group of nine rings? Hardly! (4,3) … Continue reading
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AFR Cryptic, Saturday 1/6/2024, Clue Hints
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AFR Cryptic (25/5/2024) Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 FORMAT Arrangement beneficial to friend isn’t quite complete (6) FOR + (MAT)e 5 PICK Player of strings is a ground-breaker (4) Double Definition 9 OUTED Versatile vehicle used in middle of flooding may be … Continue reading
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AFR Cryptic, Saturday 25/5/2024, Clue Hints
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AFR Cryptic (18/5/2024) Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 RECAP Top performer in public relations returned review (5) (ACE inside PR) reversed 4 DEPOSITOR Editor mistaken about pressure applied to overseas investment banker (9) Anagram of EDITOR outside (P + OS) 9 TALLIED … Continue reading