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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 2016
The Stickler Weekly 113 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 112 Solution
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned theme crosswords that were about to appear in the Australian Financial Review. The first one included an Australian “Christmas carol”, How to Make Gravy by Paul Kelly, and included the artist, song and … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 112
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 112 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 112 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 112 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 112 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 111 Solution
The concept of “double duty” is an easy one to understand: part or parts of a cryptic clue have more than one role, that is, to be truely technically correct the double duty element(s) would have to be repeated for … Continue reading
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