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 185 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 185 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 184 Solution
I’ve been steadily losing crossword work since the GFC. Two big chunks were puzzle-book work for APC (now Bauer Media) and then, of course, all my News Ltd work which included The Stickler. Various online puzzles have come and gone, … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 184
**** Note that I’m on a road-trip for the next few days into the outback and so won’t be able to respond to any comments **** The Stickler for this week is now available. Please select your preferred solving format. … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 184 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 184 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 183 Solution
I’m not a big reader, in fact, I rarely read novels, unlike my wife and friends who always have a book on the go. It hasn’t always been that way. As a youngster I lived in the school library, working … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 183
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 183 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 183 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 183 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 183 Overseas Help
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