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 107 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 107 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 106 Solution
Do you ever come across something in cryptics that seems wrong or not quite right, but, as it is published in a newspaper and doesn’t get criticised, you assume it’s not an error, instead that you are missing something? For … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 106
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 106 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 106 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 106 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 106 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 105 Solution
How often have you tried a crossword by a setter you’ve never solved before? If you solve the UK dailies regularly, then new setters pop up occasionally and they, in most cases, will conform to house rules, making their crossword … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 105
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 105 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 105 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 105 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 105 Overseas Help
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