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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 237
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 237 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 237 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 237 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 237 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 236 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 REDUNDANT Surplus wine and nuts mostly repackaged (9) RED + anagram of (AND NUT)S 6 PACT Agreement is solid, according to auditor (4) Sounds like PACKED 10 HAVEN Get close to Anderson shelter (5) … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 236
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The Stickler Weekly 236 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 235 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 SMILER Runner finishing second is a delighted one (6) MILER after S 5 MUSTARD Brownish-yellow clay containing lead (7) MUD outside STAR 10 TONOMETER It measures fluid pressure and oxygen encountered in cosmetic lotion … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 235
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 235 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 235 Solution … Continue reading
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