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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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Stickler Boxed Set 1, Puzzle 14 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 MODULATE Adjust version of Ludo owned by colleague (8) Anagram of LUDO inside MATE 5 ASCENT Value of a bouquet is way up (6) A + SCENT 10 DATUM Little bit of information group … Continue reading
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Stickler Boxed Set 1, Puzzle 15 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 SWERVING First point from Williams in tennis play is moving away (8) W inside SERVING 5 WALL UP Put barricades around opening of well with everything included (4,2) W + ALL-UP 9 See 22-down … Continue reading
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Stickler Boxed Set 1, Puzzle 16 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 GYMS Disheartened guy with little time for sporting facilities? (4) G(u)Y + MS 4 ENTERPRISE I represent mixed business (10) Anagram of I REPRESENT 9 CHERUB Sweet little baby that girl placed in the … Continue reading
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Stickler Boxed Set 1, Puzzle 17 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 LIFT UP Raise living things, mostly sheep (4,2) LIF(e) + TUP 5 ENTREATY Request to take food into lobby (8) EAT inside ENTRY 9 STEPMOTHER Unnatural parent sprayed pet covered in thick floating dust … Continue reading
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Stickler Boxed Set 1, Puzzle 18 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 STUMPS End of play must upset patrons extremely (6) Anagram of MUST + P)atron(S 5 KERMIS Annual fair irks me terribly (6) Anagram of IRKS ME 9 CLUBS Young animals gathered around large woods, … Continue reading
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Stickler Boxed Set 1, Puzzle 19 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 TAP-DANCES Entertains by striking a piano in unusual descant (3-6) (A + P) inside anagram of DESCANT 6 TOP-UP Something that’s added to small seal (3-2) TO + PUP 9 ROBOT Factory worker, perhaps, … Continue reading
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Stickler Boxed Set 1, Puzzle 20 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 TREASURE Adjusted rate with fixed value (8) Anagram of RATE + SURE 5 FINDER Friend ordered an instrument used to locate a target (6) Anagram of FRIEND 9 & 21dn READING MATTER Tried a … Continue reading
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Stickler Boxed Set 1, Puzzle 21 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 PIGGISH Goody-goody with no right is mean (7) PRIGGISH minus R 5 UNMEANT United Nations convened about a final part to resolution that’s not intended (7) UN + MET outside (A +N) 9 RAIDS … Continue reading
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Stickler Boxed Set 1, Puzzle 22 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 FILED Worked with a tool arranged in a particular way (5) Double Definition 4 HOMELESS Moles she relocated could be unsettled (8) Anagram of MOLES SHE 8 FLATHEAD Fine lad holding the head of … Continue reading
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Stickler Boxed Set 1, Puzzle 23 Solution
Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 MISSHAPEN Ugly young lady has not finished with writer (9) MISS + HA(s) + PEN 6 ISAAC Patriarch is a focus of tracts (5) IS + A + tr(AC)ts 9 TRAMS People movers, electronically … Continue reading
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