Certain Stickler Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	noun • a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
	29%	5		A stickler for old-fashioned manners
	noun • someone whose style is out of fashion
	29%	7		A stickler for details
	noun • thinks about unfortunate things that might happen

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New York Times05 Mar 1983	Down 4
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