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 253 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 252 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 DEMOGRAPHY Market researchers study this sample phone produced in dull color? (10) DEMO + (PH inside GRAY) 6 COS Salad ingredient’s reduced price (3) (COS)t 9 BEDEVIL Base, active, repelled trouble (7) BED + … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly Unfortunate Break
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The Stickler Weekly 252
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 252 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 252 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 252 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 252 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 251 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 HOODWINK Deceive gangster and secure crook finally (8) HOOD + WIN + CROO(K) 5 THEMES The network curtailed items proposed for discussion (6) THE + (MES)H 10 SHALLOW Everything on view in exhibition is … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 251
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The Stickler Weekly 251 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 251 Overseas Help
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