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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 100 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 99 Solution
A couple of weeks ago a crossword friend sent me a link to an article about a newspaper group (McClatchy) in the States, specifically the Centre Daily Times (CDT) changing its puzzle page. If you take time to read it, … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 99
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 99 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 99 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 99 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 99 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 98 Solution
I see the use of language as a fundamental part of any cryptic clue. It’s all language, of course, but as each clue can have multiple (separate) parts, the way it’s put together to relay the answer is crucial. In … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 98
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 98 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 98 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 98 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 98 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 97 Solution
I’ve come across a number of blogs recently with postings equating easy cryptics with the number of anagrams they contain. It’s certainly true that the (full) anagram is probably the easiest and quickest type of clue to write, but there … Continue reading
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