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 25
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 25 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 25 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 25 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 25 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 24 Solution
Recently I asked if people could spot what I DON’T DO in my crosswords. (My list covers the whole cryptic crossword spectrum, including the entire crossword, grid, types of clues and devices.) One poster suggested that I didn’t seem to … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 24
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 24 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 24 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 24 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 24 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 23 Solution
A setter is said to have a “style”. What is this and how does it develop? A setter’s style is simply their way of doing things, and usually it starts out as a version of the styles present in a … Continue reading
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3 Weeks To Go
Only 3 weeks to go until the end of my 6 month commitment to provide a weekly Stickler. How time has flown. I’ve been slowly making improvements to the website and working on other (unpaid) crossword projects, but by far … Continue reading
The Stickler Weekly 23
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 23 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 23 Solution … Continue reading
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