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The Stickler Weekly 142 Solution

Posted on August 24, 2016 by David Stickley

A former member of the ACC, Gizmo, told me a story once of his attempt to be included on the roster of setters of a well-known newspaper group, or at least, to join the list of those waiting in the … Continue reading →

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The Stickler Weekly 142

Posted on August 17, 2016 by David Stickley

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 142   Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 142   Solution … Continue reading →

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The Stickler Weekly 141 Solution

Posted on August 17, 2016 by David Stickley

A while back I received an email from an old Stickler fan lamenting the loss of decent cryptics from the papers and complaining about the inevitable move away from the printed medium. He said he would love to do The … Continue reading →

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The Stickler Weekly 141

Posted on August 10, 2016 by David Stickley

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 141   Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 141   Solution … Continue reading →

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The Stickler Weekly 140 Solution

Posted on August 10, 2016 by David Stickley

When describing straight and cryptic crosswords to new solvers, I point out that a well-written cryptic crossword is a straight crossword plus wordplay, that is, if you scrub the wordplay from each cryptic clue, you should end up with a … Continue reading →

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The Stickler Weekly 140

Posted on August 3, 2016 by David Stickley

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 140   Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 140   Solution … Continue reading →

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The Stickler Weekly 139 Solution

Posted on August 3, 2016 by David Stickley

We all have, both solvers and setters, little annoying problems with devices used in most crosswords. That is, there are things that make us cringe every time we see them, but we tend to accept them anyway. For solvers it … Continue reading →

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The Stickler Weekly 139

Posted on July 27, 2016 by David Stickley

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 139   Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 139   Solution … Continue reading →

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The Stickler Weekly 138 Solution

Posted on July 27, 2016 by David Stickley

The consolidation of print media and the rise of internet news services has led to reduced outlets for cryptic crosswords – we all know that. One crossword can now service a stable of newspapers and an online site can have … Continue reading →

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The Stickler Weekly 138

Posted on July 20, 2016 by David Stickley

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 138   Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 138   Solution … Continue reading →

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