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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: December 2018
The Stickler Weekly 250 Clue Hints
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The Stickler Weekly 250 Overseas Help
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The Stickler Weekly 249 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 FIREWORK Explosive anger was lacking when in branch (8) [IRE + (WAS minus AS)] inside FORK 5 SPARSE Boxes are, at the end, few and far between (6) SPARS + AR(E) 10 RIPEN Get … Continue reading
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