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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: August 2014
The Stickler Weekly 46 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 45 Solution
Recently I was chuffed to find a reference to The Stickler Weekly in an article featured in The Atlantic, an American monthly publication. For many years The Atlantic published cryptics by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, two of my cryptic … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 45
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 45 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 45 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 45 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 45 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 44 Solution
In the early days I had no luck plugging my cryptic crosswords, so I turned to writing themed crosswords to try and sell to magazines, believing I was on a sure winner. Trouble is, writing theme crosswords is hard and … Continue reading
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