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 71
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 71 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 71 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 70
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 70 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 70 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Holiday Special #1
Here’s a crossword I put together about 5 years ago as a holiday special. I couldn’t convince any paper to run it so it’s been sitting around on my old website all this time. It is possible that you may … Continue reading
The Stickler Weekly 69
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 69 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 69 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 68
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 68 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 68 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 67
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 67 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 67 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 66
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 66 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 66 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 65
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 65 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 65 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 64
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 64 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 64 Solution … 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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