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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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Monthly Archives: January 2014
The Stickler Weekly 19
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 19 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 19 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 18 Solution
I regularly get asked how to get started in the crossword business. My first response is to say that there’s no money in crosswords as an individual (puzzle magazine companies like the Lovatts still prosper), and that the best someone … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 18
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 18 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 18 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 17 Solution
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
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 17 Clue Hints
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