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The Stickler Weekly 18

Posted on January 20, 2014 by David Stickley

The Stickler for this week is now available. Please select your preferred solving format. (New! The online version now allows you to SAVE. You have a month to finish as long as you use the same computer.) The solution to … Continue reading →

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The Stickler Weekly 17 Solution

Posted on January 20, 2014 by David Stickley

Recently I read a letter sent into a newspaper complaining about a setter’s use of obscure words as answers in a cryptic crossword. It seems the setter had used quite a few in the one puzzle, and this upset the … Continue reading →

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The Stickler Weekly 17

Posted on January 13, 2014 by David Stickley

The Stickler for this week is now available. Please select your preferred solving format. (New! The online version now allows you to SAVE. You have a month to finish as long as you use the same computer.)   The solution … Continue reading →

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The Stickler Weekly 16 Solution

Posted on January 13, 2014 by David Stickley

The 100 year anniversary of the first published crossword (try some puzzles from history here) led a number of bloggers around the world to speculate about the future of the crossword in the digital age. Would it last another 100 … Continue reading →

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The Stickler Weekly 16

Posted on January 6, 2014 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 16   Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 16   Solution … Continue reading →

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The Stickler Weekly 15 Solution

Posted on January 6, 2014 by David Stickley

Just before Christmas an Australian broadcaster added a cryptic crossword to their website with answers that related to the news in 2013. The clues were so-so, as you’d expect from an amateur compiler, but what really struck me was the … Continue reading →

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The Stickler Weekly Holiday Break

Posted on December 30, 2013 by David Stickley

The Stickler Weekly is having a one week break. The solution to Stickler Weekly 15 will appear next week. I hope you are all enjoying the holiday season and are gearing up for a big year in 2014. Thanks to … Continue reading →

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The Stickler Weekly 15

Posted on December 23, 2013 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 15   Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 15   Solution … Continue reading →

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The Stickler Weekly 14 Solution

Posted on December 23, 2013 by David Stickley

Occasionally people delight in challenging my cryptic philosophy by making naive claims that there’s no need for rules in cryptic crosswords. Usually they are trying to justify either their own lack of cluing ability or that of their favourite setter. … Continue reading →

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The Stickler Weekly 14

Posted on December 16, 2013 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 14   Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 14   Solution … Continue reading →

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