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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Category Archives: Stickler Weekly Puzzles
The Stickler Weekly 75
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 75 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 75 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 75 Delayed
The Stickler for this week has been delayed. Due to some part-time, paid, non-crossword work at the moment, I have less time each week to put together The Stickler Weekly. It should appear tomorrow. I must also report that solving … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 74
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 74 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 74 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 73
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 73 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 73 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 72
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 72 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 72 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 71
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 71 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 71 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 70
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 70 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 70 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly – One Week Break
The Stickler Weekly is having a week off… Continue reading
The Stickler Holiday Special #1
Here’s a crossword I put together about 5 years ago as a holiday special. I couldn’t convince any paper to run it so it’s been sitting around on my old website all this time. It is possible that you may … Continue reading
The Stickler Weekly 69
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 69 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 69 Solution … Continue reading
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