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 165 Solution
A couple of weeks back I have to admit a wry smile came across my face when I read a quick comment by Steve Ball: “1-ac had me stumped for ages (that “in”) as did 27-ac. Some slapping of the … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 165
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 165 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 165 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 165 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 165 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 164 Solution
I’m going to try and clear up a couple of things this week. There were some other things, and I’ll happily talk about those as part of this solution post. Just add a reply below. First, CUT = BURN from … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 164
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 164 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 164 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 164 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 164 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 163 Solution
A regular poster around these parts is Arthur Maynard, a cryptic crossword junkie who spends a lot of time trying to pass on his cryptic knowledge to others. He mentioned a short time ago about his attempt to solve a … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 163
**** Correction made to 28-across on 30/1/2016 **** 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 163 … Continue reading
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