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The Stickler Weekly 168 Overseas Help

Posted on March 8, 2017 by David Stickley

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The Stickler Weekly 167 Solution

Posted on March 8, 2017 by David Stickley

I’d like to talk this week about choices made by setters when writing a clue. We’ve established before that setters can take the construction of a clue like 15-across in this puzzle: Upstanding people accepted by retired gentility (10). [FINE … Continue reading →

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The Stickler Weekly Short Break

Posted on March 1, 2017 by David Stickley

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The Stickler Weekly 167

Posted on February 22, 2017 by David Stickley

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 167   Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 167   Solution … Continue reading →

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The Stickler Weekly 167 Clue Hints

Posted on February 22, 2017 by David Stickley

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The Stickler Weekly 167 Overseas Help

Posted on February 22, 2017 by David Stickley

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The Stickler Weekly 166 Solution

Posted on February 22, 2017 by David Stickley

One of the things my old neighbour asked me about was what he called “order of operation”, that is the sequence a solver takes when processing a wordplay. His main question related to whether a clue that flowed left to … Continue reading →

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The Stickler Weekly 166

Posted on February 15, 2017 by David Stickley

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 166   Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 166   Solution … Continue reading →

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The Stickler Weekly 166 Clue Hints

Posted on February 15, 2017 by David Stickley

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The Stickler Weekly 166 Overseas Help

Posted on February 15, 2017 by David Stickley

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