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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 64 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 64 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 63 Solution
I was alerted by the rec.puzzles.crosswords newsgroup to an editing mistake in a recent Times crossword, and thought I’d talk about it briefly as I think it highlights a couple of interesting things. Here’s the faulty clue: Disturbance in field … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 63
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 63 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 63 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 63 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 63 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 62 Solution
I think a cryptic clue is very much like an algebraic expression, where the wordplay is represented by the various symbols on one side of the equation that should equal an answer on the other side of the equation. It … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 62
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 62 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 62 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 62 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 62 Clue Hints
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