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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. David has been published in the NYT and the UK's FT.-
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AFR Cryptic (8/6/2019) Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 TICKLER Puzzle perfectionist’s missing original letter (7) (s)TICKLER 5 SPOTTER Observer is first to see wizard, literally (7) (S)ee + POTTER 9 CITES Names and locations as recorded by auditor (5) Sounds like SITES … Continue reading
AFR Cryptic (1/6/2019) Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 PUT ABOUT Thanks accepted by hotel on strike is made widely known (3,5) TA inside PUB + OUT 5 ASCENT Upward movement as recognised by Australian capital (6) AS + CENT 9 TIE LINE … Continue reading
The Stickler Weekly 270 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 270 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 267 Overseas Help
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