Some of Australia's top crossword setters are members and contribute crosswords, quizzes and relevant articles to the monthly magazine, Crozworld, which is sent to all members.Īs with most other people in the crossword business, I have preferences when it comes to the dictionaries and other references I use. I specialize in cryptic crosswords but am equally at home compiling theme puzzles (garden, music, food, medical, almost anything really), conventional or novelty puzzles.įor 5 years I co-edited and set up puzzles for the Australian Crossword Club. The Stickler was cancelled by News Ltd in July 2013 after 4786 puzzles (read the story here). A very different puzzle from the Financial Review's, as it has to reach the average Daily Telegraph reader and be solvable the same day. In April 1998 I started compiling cryptics for Sydney's Daily Telegraph, 6 days a week.
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The weekend edition of the paper gave me the chance to publish a giant cryptic on holiday weekends, and that turned into a weekly cryptic in mid-2003. After two and a half years, they dispensed with the weekly crossword, but never totally dispensed with my services. I got my first break with the Australian Financial Review, who published my cryptic every Friday. After going to university and working 12 years as a computer specialist I couldn't resist the opportunity to turn a hobby into something more.
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That may not seem all that important, but now, many years later, compiling cryptic puzzles is my profession. My English teacher introduced me to the world of cryptic crosswords. Looking back, 1977 was a big year for me. Australian Financial Review's Cryptic Clue Hints.
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*** Please check out my new Clue Hints Blog, where you can get help on crosswords such as The Stickler Weekly, a puzzle available in PDF or online, and Australian Financial Review's cryptic.