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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 201 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 CHAMPERS They eat and drink (8) Double Definition 5 SAMBAL Side dish, say, largely served with cooked lamb (6) (SA)Y + anagram of LAMB 10 RATED Roasted a side of meat marinated in wine … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 201
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The Stickler Weekly 200 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 GRUB Bug, right, in a different form? (4) Anagram of (BUG + R) 4 DABBLED Retired criminal, left in bed, played around (7) BAD reversed + (L inside BED) 10 ISINGLASS A setting agent … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 200
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The Stickler Weekly 199 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 RYDER CUP Equestrian reportedly caught up with international competition (5,3) Sounds like RIDER + C + UP 5 WRISTS Legal documents breached by opening of sleazy joints (6) WRITS outside (S)LEAZY 9 FUSES Fellow … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 199
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The Stickler Weekly 198 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 ABSOLUTELY By all means use lot mixed in well (10) Anagram of USE LOT inside ABLY 6 LOUD Rowdy pair left a different way (4) (DUO + L) reversed 10 PROPS They support items … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 198
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The Stickler Weekly 197 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 MALEFACTOR Offender’s manly characteristic (10) MALE + FACTOR 6 GRIP Handle complaint briefly (4) (GRIP)E 10 DEMONIC Hellish protest against turning in leader of cult (7) DEMO + (IN reversed) + (C)ULT 11 CONTACT … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 197
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