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 Day Change
Until further notice The Stickler Weekly and the previous week’s solution will now appear each Wednesday instead each Monday. This better suits my current work situation. Best The Stickler
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The Stickler Weekly 75
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 75 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 75 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 75 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 75 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 75 Delayed
The Stickler for this week has been delayed. Due to some part-time, paid, non-crossword work at the moment, I have less time each week to put together The Stickler Weekly. It should appear tomorrow. I must also report that solving … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 74 Solution
I regularly get asked whether the crosswords I write are “computer-generated”. People seem to assume that techonology can replace all manual effort, even thinking. All types of published crosswords originate on a computer in some form, whether it be from … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 74
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 74 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 74 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 74 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 74 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 73 Solution
Earlier this year I talked about the first steps a would-be setter should take before having a crack at writing their debut cryptic crossword. There are lots of mistakes made even by someone who has solved for many years make … Continue reading
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