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 146
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 146 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 146 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 146 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 146 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 145 Solution
A few weeks ago I saw a themed cryptic (of sorts) that was quite unusual: it had the “theme” (a set of related items) hidden in the solution squares, yet the crossword itself had nothing to do with the theme. … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 146 Delayed
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The Stickler Weekly 145
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 145 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 145 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 145 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 145 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 144 Solution
1-across, Convener’s primary problem at talk (8), reminded me of a clue for the same word back in 2005. No my memory isn’t that good, but the clue raised an issue with at least one solver at the time and … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 144
The Stickler for this week is now available. A gross puzzle this time. Please select your preferred solving format. The solution to this puzzle will appear next week. Clue Hints for The Stickler Weekly 144 Overseas Help for … Continue reading
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