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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 80
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 80 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 80 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 80 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 80 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 79 Solution
I think most know that I’m not a big fan of “cryptic definitions”, not because they aren’t (in most cases) clever once solved, but because I find it hard to slot them into a standard cryptic template. I’m not a … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 79
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 79 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 79 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 79 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 79 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 78 Solution
Solvers may be totally capable of solving a crossword but not necessarily be able to explain their results. I believe it’s the haphazard way that most people learn about solving cryptic crosswords that creates an imperfect methodology, one that only … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 78
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 78 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 78 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 78 Clue Hints
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