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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: April 2017
The Stickler Weekly 175
Please read an important announcement before tackling this week’s crossword. 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 … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly Ideas
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The Stickler Weekly 175 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 175 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 174 Solution
Please see separate post for this week’s cryptic comment. Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 SUSTAINING Work of a colourist outside America is holding up (10) STAINING outside US 6 AREA Art not fully funded by each territory (4) (AR)T … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 174
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 174 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 174 Solution … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 174 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 174 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 173 Solution
On the odd occasion a solver may say that an answer is obscure. I realise that this is an opinion, unless it’s backed up specifically by a dictionary entry, however, I’d like to tell you little about what I think … Continue reading
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The Stickler Weekly 173
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 173 Overseas Help for The Stickler Weekly 173 Solution … Continue reading
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