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 248
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 248 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 248 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 248 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 248 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 247 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 BASKET Unsentimental stickybeak changed goal? (6) Anagram of ST(icky)BEAK 4 LAMBASTE Meat stew mostly containing a roast (8) [LAMB + (STE)w] outside A 9 EXILED Old friend and I managed in a foreign country … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 247
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The Stickler Weekly 247 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 246 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 SCATTY Slightly unpredictable animal kept in farm enclosure (6) CAT inside STY 4 PHASE OUT Gradually get rid of drunken characters from taphouse (5,3) Anagram of TAPHOUSE 10 UNDER-THE-COUNTER Illegal matter admitted by wild … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 246
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